From left: President of Ikebana International Junko Katano; Tokyo Founding Chapter President Noriko Kira; Madagascar's Charge d' Affaires a.i. Rosette Rasoamanarivo; and Yuko Kishida, wife of Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, pose at the opening ceremony of an Ikebana Exhibition held by Tokyo Founding Chapter members at the Madagascar embassy in Tokyo on March 3. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
From left: President of Ikebana International Junko Katano; Tokyo Founding Chapter President Noriko Kira; Madagascar's Charge d' Affaires a.i. Rosette Rasoamanarivo; and Yuko Kishida, wife of Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, pose at the opening ceremony of an Ikebana Exhibition held by Tokyo Founding Chapter members at the Madagascar embassy in Tokyo on March 3. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Bolivia's Charge d'Affaires a.i. Angela Ayllon (second from left), exhibition curator Dante Chumacero (second from right), Instituto Cervantes Tokio administrator Maria Luisa Carranza (left) and Cultural Manager Teresa Iniesta (right) join hands at the opening ceremony of the
Bolivia's Charge d'Affaires a.i. Angela Ayllon (second from left), exhibition curator Dante Chumacero (second from right), Instituto Cervantes Tokio administrator Maria Luisa Carranza (left) and Cultural Manager Teresa Iniesta (right) join hands at the opening ceremony of the "ECOS DE ALTURE: ARTE BOLIVIANO DESDE OTRAS TIERRAS" (Echoes from the highlands: Bolivian art from other lands) contemporary art exhibition, which runs through March 22, at Instituto Cervantes Tokio on March 2. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Brunei's Charge d'Affaires a.i. Jessica Tiah (left), welcomes Secretary General of the Asean-Japan Centre Masataka Fujita during a reception to celebrate the country's 33rd national day anniversary at the Hotel New Otani, Tokyo on March 3. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Brunei's Charge d'Affaires a.i. Jessica Tiah (left), welcomes Secretary General of the Asean-Japan Centre Masataka Fujita during a reception to celebrate the country's 33rd national day anniversary at the Hotel New Otani, Tokyo on March 3. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Colombian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Patti Londono (left) poses with Colombia's Ambassador Gabriel Duque and Vice President of the Colombia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League Yasutoshi Nishimura at a reception at the embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 28. | COLOMBIAN EMBASSY
Colombian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Patti Londono (left) poses with Colombia's Ambassador Gabriel Duque and Vice President of the Colombia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League Yasutoshi Nishimura at a reception at the embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 28. | COLOMBIAN EMBASSY