Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture Shunji Kono (fourth from right) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (fourth from left) with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto (third from right); Regional Revitalization Minister Seigo Kitamura (third from left); Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of the Republic of San Marino Manlio Cadelo; and members of the House of Representatives, House of Councilors and the prefectural assembly during a sake barrel-breaking ceremony for a reception co-hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, on Nov. 8. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture Shunji Kono (fourth from right) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (fourth from left) with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto (third from right); Regional Revitalization Minister Seigo Kitamura (third from left); Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of the Republic of San Marino Manlio Cadelo; and members of the House of Representatives, House of Councilors and the prefectural assembly during a sake barrel-breaking ceremony for a reception co-hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, on Nov. 8. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Belgian Ambassador Roxane de Bilderling (center) with Chairman of the Japan-Belgium Parliamentary Friendship League Yoshimasa Hayashi (left) and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Wakamiya (right) during a reception celebrating King's Day at the embassy on Nov. 15. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Belgian Ambassador Roxane de Bilderling (center) with Chairman of the Japan-Belgium Parliamentary Friendship League Yoshimasa Hayashi (left) and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Wakamiya (right) during a reception celebrating King's Day at the embassy on Nov. 15. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

The new Chairman of the Franciacorta Association Silvano Brescianini (second from right) with, from left, Director and Managing Executive Officer of Hankyu Hanshin Department Store Co. Ltd.Norifumi Morii, Ambassador of Italy to Japan Giorgio Starace and Franciacorta Association CEO Giuseppe Salvioni during a ceremony to welcome the new chairman at Hankyu Men's Tokyo on Nov. 19. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
The new Chairman of the Franciacorta Association Silvano Brescianini (second from right) with, from left, Director and Managing Executive Officer of Hankyu Hanshin Department Store Co. Ltd.Norifumi Morii, Ambassador of Italy to Japan Giorgio Starace and Franciacorta Association CEO Giuseppe Salvioni during a ceremony to welcome the new chairman at Hankyu Men's Tokyo on Nov. 19. | YOSHIAKI MIURA