Qatar Ambassador Yousef Mohamed Bilal (right) welcomes Environment Minister Masaharu Nakagawa during a reception to celebrate the Qatar's national day at Imperial Hotel on Dec. 13. |   YOSHIAKI MIURA
Qatar Ambassador Yousef Mohamed Bilal (right) welcomes Environment Minister Masaharu Nakagawa during a reception to celebrate the Qatar's national day at Imperial Hotel on Dec. 13. | YOSHIAKI MIURA


Kenyan Ambassador Solomon Karanja Maina (left) poses for a photo with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura during a reception to celebrate the 54th anniversary of Kenya's independence at Tokyo Marriott Hotel on Dec. 12. |   EDLEEN OTHMAN
Kenyan Ambassador Solomon Karanja Maina (left) poses for a photo with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura during a reception to celebrate the 54th anniversary of Kenya's independence at Tokyo Marriott Hotel on Dec. 12. | EDLEEN OTHMAN