Singer Erika Colon (center) poses alongside Kaori Kono (eighth from left), wife of Foreign Minister Taro Kono; Society of Wives of Arab Ambassadors in Japan President Maali Siam (seventh from left); SWAAJ Vice President Jamila Al-Otaibi (sixth from left) and others at a SWAAJ charity concert 2018 titled 'Hope for Children' at Tokyo Women's Plaza in Shibuya on April 9. | MIKI OSHITA
Miguel Betancourt (second from right), a visual artist from Ecuador, poses with (from left) Ecuadorean Ambassador Jaime Barberis and his wife, Maria, and Jacqueline Betancourt during the opening ceremony of an exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Ecuador and Japan at the Takanawa Civic Center Gallery on April 12. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Sponsors and guests at the press conference of Italia, amore mio! 2018's opening event. Guests include (front row, from left) Jaro, of musical duo Paki & Jaro; rapper Shade; musician and producer Emiliano Pepe and competitive bartender Bruno Vanzan. Additionally, sponsors and officials such as (back row, from left) Italian Chamber of Commerce in Japan's General Manager Davide Fantoni, Managing Director of Automobili Lamborghini Japan Francesco Cresci and Italian ambassador to Japan Giorgio Starace attended alongside singer Emma Marrone; rapper, radio and television personality La Pina; model Angelica Michibata and television personality Girolamo Panzetta. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
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