El Salvador Ambassador Martha Lidia Zelayandia (third from left) poses with students during a lesson on traditional Salvadorian cuisine at Hattori Nutrition College on July 4.
El Salvador Ambassador Martha Lidia Zelayandia (third from left) poses with students during a lesson on traditional Salvadorian cuisine at Hattori Nutrition College on July 4. | MAKI YAMAMOTO-ARAKAWA


Frederic Meyer (right), director of the Atout France tourism bureau in Japan, raises a glass at his farewell party at the French ambassador
Frederic Meyer (right), director of the Atout France tourism bureau in Japan, raises a glass at his farewell party at the French ambassador's residence on July 6. He is leaving after six years in Japan to become the director of Atout France for Italy and Southern Europe. Meyer is joined by Frederic Mazenq (left), his successor and current director of Atout France for Greater China, and Ryoichi Matsuyama, president of the Japan National Tourism Organization. | ATOUT FRANCE