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Tokyo, 12 February: Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi pledged Tuesday [12 February] to make efforts to reduce inappropriate influence on the ministry's decision-making, especially involving politicians exerting influence on foreign policy.
In announcing her 10-point basic policy for reforming the corruption-riddled Foreign Ministry, she also promised to work on eliminating the elitist mentality among the ministry's career diplomats and reorganizing the personnel systems.
The policy includes pledges to assign certain posts regardless of seniority or line of work by employing appropriate personnel from both within and outside the ministry and to ensure …