![(L–R): Kozo Kato, Director/Managing Executive Officer of Noritake Japan, Kumara Wickrama, Manager Marketing and Sales, NLPL, Hitoshi Tanemura, Chairman of Noritake Japan and Yoshinari Shimaya, Managing Director of NLPL](https://beta.explore.lk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PHOTO-Noritake-Chair_fmt.jpg)
Hitoshi Tanemura, Chairman, Noritake – Japan recently visited Sri Lanka. During this brief visit to Colombo, the Chairman, met the Colombo-based officials, including Yoshinari Shimaya, Deputy Chairman/Managing Director, Noritake Lanka Porcelain, Sujatha Egodagedera, General Manager and reviewed the progress and performance made by Noritake in Sri Lanka.
He was part of the hi-level business delegation, which accompanied Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister on his recent State visit to Sri Lanka. He also participated at the Sri Lanka-Japan Business Forum at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo. His visit is the second VIP visit from Noritake Japan in the past two months.