Uichiro Niwa, former president of Japanese trading house Itochu and the first individual from the private sector to be appointed Japanese ambassador to China has died at the age of 86. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/ex-itochu-president-envoy-china-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #uichironiwa #itochu #foreignministry