Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs, spoke to Nikkei about her experiences. (Photo by Nikkei)
KAORI YOSHIDA
January 1, 2026 07:12 JST
NEW YORK — Izumi Nakamitsu, who holds the highest-ranking position for a Japanese woman at the United Nations, told Nikkei that she got through her peacekeeping days in Bosnia during that country’s war by “relying on adrenaline.”