Grand Fiesta
The Grand Fiesta, an event commemorating the 120th anniversary of Japan and Argentina's diplomatic relations, will be held on July 30 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Meiji Kinenkan in Tokyo's Minato Ward. It will be a night filled with tango dancing and music.
In 1898, the two countries established diplomatic relations, and in 1903, when Japan was at war with Russia, Argentina sold its cruisers Bernardino Rivadavia and Mariano Moreno to Japan in support. These cruisers, renamed Nisshin and Kasuga, led Japan to victory thanks to the long-distance cannons unique to these ships.