Rwandan Ambassador Venetia Sebudandi (fourth from left) poses for a photo with Hachimantai Mayor Masahiko Tamura (second from left); Manabu Horii (fourth from right), vice minister for foreign affairs; Manabu Sakai (third from right), state minister for international affairs and communications; Lower House lawmaker Emi Kaneko (second from right); Masahiko Tominaga (right), vice-minister for policy coordination at the  Ministry of International Affairs and Communications; and members of the Japan-African Friendship Association during a reception to celebrate Rwanda
Rwandan Ambassador Venetia Sebudandi (fourth from left) poses for a photo with Hachimantai Mayor Masahiko Tamura (second from left); Manabu Horii (fourth from right), vice minister for foreign affairs; Manabu Sakai (third from right), state minister for international affairs and communications; Lower House lawmaker Emi Kaneko (second from right); Masahiko Tominaga (right), vice-minister for policy coordination at the Ministry of International Affairs and Communications; and members of the Japan-African Friendship Association during a reception to celebrate Rwanda's independence day at Hotel Le Port Kojimachi on July 4. | YOSHIAKI MIURA