Minister Johnson Smith congratulated the Japanese businessman turned Ambassador-designate on his first Ambassadorial appointment, noting that his “extensive expertise in the Japanese financial sector will contribute to strengthened economic cooperation between Jamaica and Japan.”

The Minister also reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to deepening trade activities with Japan, which currently serves as the largest market for Jamaica’s Blue Mountain Coffee. Jamaica and Japan established diplomatic relations in 1964.

Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade ( left), receives Copy Letters of Credence from Mr. Hiromasa Yamazaki, Ambassador-designate of Japan to Jamaica ( right), today (Friday, October 27) at the Ministry’s Headquarters in New Kingston.