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February 20, 2019

From Feb. 8 to 11, the flower exhibition 'Peace Through Flowers' was held at Haneda International Airport Terminal's Edo Theater. Twenty-two ambassadors, supervised by Masaru Akai, exhibited flower arrangements to seek peace in the world. The exhibition's opening ceremony was held on Feb. 8. Katsuji Doi, president of the Tokyo International Air Terminal Building (front row, center), event supervisor Maseru Akai (front row, eighth from left), and 21 ambassadors and their spouses attended the event to express messages of peace. | PHOTO COURTESY OF JUNKO KATANO

From Feb. 8 to 11, the flower exhibition 'Peace Through Flowers' was held at Haneda International Airport Terminal's Edo Theater. Twenty-two ambassadors, supervised by Masaru Akai, exhibited flower arrangements to seek peace in the world. The exhibition's opening ceremony was held on Feb. 8. Katsuji Doi, president of the Tokyo International Air Terminal Building (front row, center), event supervisor Maseru Akai (front row, eighth from left), and 21 ambassadors and their spouses attended the event to express messages of peace. | PHOTO COURTESY OF JUNKO KATANO

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