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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2015.MOF names Asakawa as top financial diplomat
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Scarlet-Pimpernel
I must say Japanese reporters' pieces from the AP and other wire services read quite well but I am afraid that this article was "heavy plowing" for me - then I see it is Thomson Reuters... obviously this chap has not been given proper editorial advice not to mention good journalistic support. I mean, not finding the title of this "financial diplomat" (maybe it is industry jargon) until the fifth paragraph, it is irksome to not know what the job title is soon after one starts reading. The story certainly seems not to be in the Inverse Triangle form to me either. I believe the third paragraph definitely should be moved elsewhere after being pared a bit, while the background bits about possible currency market intervention should be combined and rewritten. I wanted to know more about coordination with IMF in light of the Greek mess... but despite an intriguing lead, for naught... .
DMoore
Hmm... you're right it seems. Actually when did diplomacy in Japan become a Finance Ministry prerogative? I see even now that OECD has ambassadors, a MOFA person.
itsonlyrocknroll
A career civil servant, replaces another career civil servant, congratulations to Masatsugu Asakawa.