Namibian Ambassador Sophia-Namupa Nangombe (center) poses for a photograph with Masato Saito (left), Namibia's honorary consul, and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahisa Sato during a reception to celebrate the country's national day at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on March 22. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Libyan tourist Nuri Funas (left) greets Ahmed M. R. Naili, Libya's charge d'affaires, at the Libyan Embassy on March 24. Funas set out from Libya to travel the world by foot in 1999, visiting such places as Scandinavia, South Africa, Senegal and now Japan. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Bangladesh Ambassadsor Rabab Fatima (center) poses for a photo with Ichiro Tsukada (left), secretary-general of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship League, and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane during a ceremony to celebrate the country's national day at Hotel Okura Tokyo on March 26. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek (left) and Karin Gustavsson of IKEA Sweden anounced a new collection titled Industriell during a press conference at the Swedish Embassy on March 28. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
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