Toast masters: Royce Kuzwayo (center), charge d'affaires of the Republic of South Africa raises his glass with Shunsuke Takei (left), parliamentary vice-minister for Foreign Affairs, and Asahiko Mihara (right), acting chairperson of the Japan-African Union Parliamentary Friendship Association, during a reception celebrating South Africa's Freedom Day at Hotel Okura Tokyo on April 26. |  YOSHIAKI MIURA
Toast masters: Royce Kuzwayo (center), charge d'affaires of the Republic of South Africa raises his glass with Shunsuke Takei (left), parliamentary vice-minister for Foreign Affairs, and Asahiko Mihara (right), acting chairperson of the Japan-African Union Parliamentary Friendship Association, during a reception celebrating South Africa's Freedom Day at Hotel Okura Tokyo on April 26. | YOSHIAKI MIURA


Ginza days: Hong Kong artist Alan Chan attends a preview of his exhibition
Ginza days: Hong Kong artist Alan Chan attends a preview of his exhibition "Hello Ginza!'' at Pola Museum Annex in Ginza, Tokyo, on April 27. The exhibition runs through June 4. | YOSHIAKI MIURA