>
> According to Wikipedia
>
> " A "mama-san", or "mamasan" is usually a woman in a position of
authority,
> especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan and East Asia "
> Is the "san" in the message's subject line to imply that Mr Kikukawa is in
a
> position of authority and was running Olympus's geisha house or drinking
> establishment at the company's corporate digs ?
>
> Just curious :-))
>
No. The supplementary "san" in this usage is a sign of respect, similar
but not exactly like using "esquire" in English or "don" in Spanish.
Chris
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