Newly-appointed Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Masato Watanabe yesterday presented his credentials to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban.
Ambassador Watanabe joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1980 and most recently served as Consul-General of Japan in San Francisco. Prior to that assignment, he was the Vice-President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica).
Watanabe, in a written statement, said it was a great pleasure and a badge of honour for him to serve as the ambassador to Bangladesh. He said Bangladesh had tremendous potential given its geographical advantage and cultural diversity.
He reiterated his intention to make an all-out effort to further develop the existing friendship between Japan and Bangladesh.