The government appointed Yasuaki Ono as ambassador to Tunisia on Friday.
Ono, 60, joined the Foreign Ministry in 1968. He has served as the envoy to Bahrain since October 2000.
The appointment was approved by the Cabinet and took effect immediately.
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