The embassy of Papua New Guinea held a reception to celebrate former Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare receiving an honorary award from Japan; the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo on May 7.
The reception was attended by Papua New Guinean and Japanese politicians, business executives and others contributing to the nations’ bilateral friendship.
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