Rahm Emanuel steps down as Japan ambassador ahead of Trump inauguration 

President Biden’s ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, will leave his position in Tokyo on Monday and return to the U.S., a traditional changing of the guard ahead of the swearing-in of a new administration. 

Emanuel, who was floated as a potential candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee, will next embark on a lecture tour of service academies of the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force in the spring, the U.S. Embassy in Japan said in a statement. 

“Last year, I spoke...