Ambassador of Japan to PNG

Ambassador Satoshi Nakajima will be leaving the shores of PNG after serving for 2 years and 11 months.

He will be leaving on December 13^th while his successor, Kuniyuki Nakahara, is expected in the country in a few weeks’ time.

The ambassador and his wife were farewelled at the Japanese Embassy on the evening of December 5^th, where his Deputy Secretary of Policy, Satoshi Isono, said the ambassador will also be retiring after 43 years as a diplomat.

The project was funded by a Japanese government grant of approximately K33 million.

The newly completed market is very spacious with more than 2,800m² of total floor space and is equipped with a wharf, an ice station, toilets and so on. This project is part of Japan’s efforts to support the development of fisheries in PNG. Similar projects have been undertaken in Madang and Wewak in the past.