The Japanese government will set up new embassies in Albania, Macedonia, Mauritius and Samoa as of Jan. 1, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

It will also open a consulate general in Bangalore in southern India, effective Jan. 1, Kyodo News reported. 

The establishments will bring the total number of Japanese embassies to 149 and of Japanese diplomatic missions abroad, including embassies, to 220.

Source: MENA