Peruvian Ambassador Elard Escala (second from right), and his wife, Cristina (center) welcome, from left, Hiroyuki Maekawa, president of the Japan-Peru Association; Keiichi Koshimizu, parliamentary vice minister of internal affairs and communications; and Toru Shiraishi, parliamentary vice minister of the environment and Cabinet office, during a reception celebrating the 195th anniversary of Peruvian Independence Day and the food festival
Peruvian Ambassador Elard Escala (second from right), and his wife, Cristina (center) welcome, from left, Hiroyuki Maekawa, president of the Japan-Peru Association; Keiichi Koshimizu, parliamentary vice minister of internal affairs and communications; and Toru Shiraishi, parliamentary vice minister of the environment and Cabinet office, during a reception celebrating the 195th anniversary of Peruvian Independence Day and the food festival "Pisco of Honor & Oishii Peru'' at the embassy in Tokyo on July 28. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Moroccan Ambassador Samir Arrour (right) and his wife Utako welcome Miki Yamada (center), parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs, during a reception to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of King Mohammed VI and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and Japan at Palace Hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 1. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Moroccan Ambassador Samir Arrour (right) and his wife Utako welcome Miki Yamada (center), parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs, during a reception to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of King Mohammed VI and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and Japan at Palace Hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 1. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

From left: Masaki Ikeda, president of Hotel Okura Tokyo; Katsuhiko Murakami, chairman of the Okura Museum of Art; Tomijiro Morita, senior advisor at Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co.; actor Kotaro Satomi; Tadateru Konoe, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Hiroshi Saito, honorary advisor at Mizuho Financial Group; and Yoshihiko Okura, president of the Okura Museum of Art, pose at the Hotel Okura Tokyo on July 27 at the opening ceremony of a charity art exhibition titled
From left: Masaki Ikeda, president of Hotel Okura Tokyo; Katsuhiko Murakami, chairman of the Okura Museum of Art; Tomijiro Morita, senior advisor at Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co.; actor Kotaro Satomi; Tadateru Konoe, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Hiroshi Saito, honorary advisor at Mizuho Financial Group; and Yoshihiko Okura, president of the Okura Museum of Art, pose at the Hotel Okura Tokyo on July 27 at the opening ceremony of a charity art exhibition titled "Longing for a Journey, Beloved Scenery — The Landscape of Marquet, Kaii and Hiroshige," which runs through Aug. 18. | HIROKO KIMURA