Celebrating the 90th anniversary of Canada and Japan diplomatic relations, Destination Canada introduced their new For Growing Hearts brand at the Embassy of Canada on Oct. 30. From left: Monkey Majik members Maynard Plant and Blaise Plant; Ian Burney, Ambassador of Canada to Japan; Gloria Loree, Destination Canada, Chief Marketing Officer; Maureen Riley, Destination Canada Vice President International; and Yuji Nakazawa, former Japan National Team soccer player. | PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CANADIAN EMBASSY
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of Canada and Japan diplomatic relations, Destination Canada introduced their new For Growing Hearts brand at the Embassy of Canada on Oct. 30. From left: Monkey Majik members Maynard Plant and Blaise Plant; Ian Burney, Ambassador of Canada to Japan; Gloria Loree, Destination Canada, Chief Marketing Officer; Maureen Riley, Destination Canada Vice President International; and Yuji Nakazawa, former Japan National Team soccer player. | PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CANADIAN EMBASSY

Palestine-Japan Blending Traditional Costumes exhibition was co-organized by the General Misson of Palestine and International Cultural Exchange Japan (ICEJ). Palestinian Ambassador Waleed Siam (right ) and his wife Maali Siam (second from right ) with Kaori Kono, wife of Minister of Defense Taro Kono (second from left) and ICEJ President Maki Yamamoto-Arakawa (left ) at Hotel Allamanda Aoyama on Nov. 6. yoshiaki miura |
Palestine-Japan Blending Traditional Costumes exhibition was co-organized by the General Misson of Palestine and International Cultural Exchange Japan (ICEJ). Palestinian Ambassador Waleed Siam (right ) and his wife Maali Siam (second from right ) with Kaori Kono, wife of Minister of Defense Taro Kono (second from left) and ICEJ President Maki Yamamoto-Arakawa (left ) at Hotel Allamanda Aoyama on Nov. 6. yoshiaki miura |

Chinese Ambassador Kong Xuanyou (second from right) and his wife Wang Xiujun (left) with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (second from left) and Deputy Mayor of Beijing Sui Zhenjiang (right) during the reception Kinshu Kouryuu no Yuube, an annual dinner celebrating the relations between Tokyo and Beijing at the Chinese Embassy on Nov. 6. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Chinese Ambassador Kong Xuanyou (second from right) and his wife Wang Xiujun (left) with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (second from left) and Deputy Mayor of Beijing Sui Zhenjiang (right) during the reception Kinshu Kouryuu no Yuube, an annual dinner celebrating the relations between Tokyo and Beijing at the Chinese Embassy on Nov. 6. | YOSHIAKI MIURA