Georgian Ambassador Levan Tsintsadze (second from left) poses for a photo with (from left) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador of Special Representative for Caucasus Toshihiro Aiki; Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi; and Japan-Georgia Friendship League Chairman Ichiro Aisawa during a reception to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Georgian republic.
Georgian Ambassador Levan Tsintsadze (second from left) poses for a photo with (from left) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador of Special Representative for Caucasus Toshihiro Aiki; Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi; and Japan-Georgia Friendship League Chairman Ichiro Aisawa during a reception to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Georgian republic. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Georgian ozeki Tochinoshin (center) and Tsintsadze pose for a photo during a reception to celebrate the anniversary at the Imperial Hotel on May 25.
Georgian ozeki Tochinoshin (center) and Tsintsadze pose for a photo during a reception to celebrate the anniversary at the Imperial Hotel on May 25. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso (front center) poses for a photo with Eritrean Ambassador Afeworki Haile Estifanos (sixth from right) and other African ambassadors at a reception to celebrate Africa Day in Tokyo
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso (front center) poses for a photo with Eritrean Ambassador Afeworki Haile Estifanos (sixth from right) and other African ambassadors at a reception to celebrate Africa Day in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 25. | MINORU MATSUTANI