据有些官员透露，新的继任人包括外务省前事务次官薮中三十二和现任驻泰国大使佐藤重和。
Some officials have been reported as saying the candidates for that position are Mi-toji Yabu-naka , the current Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in charge of administration and Shi-ge-kazu Sato , the current Japanese ambassador to Thailand .
薮中三十二