On Dec. 19 at the Ginza Wako Main Building, Seiko Holdings Corp. Chairman and CEO Shinji Hattori (left) appoints actress Haruya Ayase as Seiko’s ‘One-Day CEO.’ Seiko’s new Dream Square building opened in Ginza on Dec. 20. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Kazakhstani Ambassador Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev (center) gives a toast with Kenji Yamada (left), parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs, and Takeo Kawamura (right), chairman of the Japan-Kazakhstan Parliamentary Friendship League, during a reception to celebrate Kazakhstan’s 27th independence day anniversary at Hotel Okura Tokyo on Dec. 17. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
