Princess Takamado (left) poses with her daughter Princess Ayako (right) and Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi at the Kakushokaku building in Yokohama’s Sankeien Garden during an opening ceremony on Feb. 28 for “Gleam of Birds III,” an exhibition that runs through March 6 featuring 54 bird photographs taken by Princess Takamado. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Ireland’s Ambassador Anne Barrington (second from right) poses with (from left), Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce Vice President and Chairperson of the I Love Ireland Festival 2017 Committee Yoshihiro Tsuchiya; Miss World Japan 2016 Priyanka Yoshikawa; La Ditta Ltd. Senior Vice President of Operations Taka Daiya; and La Ditta Ltd. Founder and Managing Director Harry Hakuei Kosato during a press conference at the Nippon Press Center on Feb. 22 announcing St. Patrick’s Day in Japan 2017, which will see 14 parades take place across Japan. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Kuwait’s Ambassador Abdul Rahman Humood Al-Otaibi (right) and his wife Jamila (left) welcome Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to a reception celebrating the 56th Kuwait national day and 26th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait at the Palace Hotel on Feb. 23. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
From left: Executive Officer and General Manager of Mitsukoshi Ginza Makoto Asaka raises a glass with actress Manami Hashimoto and Vice President of Suntory Holdings Ltd. Yasunori Aiba at Mitsukoshi’s Premium Friday opening ceremony at Mitsukoshi Ginza on Feb. 24. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
