New Japanese consul appointed

SURABAYA: Kaneaki Kobayashi replaced Takashi Matsumoto earlier this month as head of the Japanese Consulate General here.

Antara reported yesterday that Kobayashi is scheduled to meet East Java Governor Basofi Soedirman later next month.

Kobayashi started his diplomatic career in the foreign affairs ministry in 1959. He is married with two daughters and was previously Minister Counselor of the Japanese Embassy in Nigeria.

He has also been assigned to several other countries such as Canada, the United States, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Iraq, Syria and Australia. (10)