New Japanese consul appointed

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)