Yozo Shimano Appointed Honorary Consul-General for Singapore

SINGAPORE - Singapore has appointed Yozo Shimano as Singapore’s Honorary Consul-General in Osaka, Japan. According to the Singapore Foreign Affairs Ministry he will have jurisdiction over the regions of Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa.

This appointment of the 62-year-old Yozo Shimano, President of Shimano Inc. was made with the agreement of the government of Japan. The company’s relationship with Singapore spans 38 years when Shimano opened its first offshore production plant in Jurong in 1973.