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EMBASSY AVENUE

Japan Times
JAPAN / EMBASSY AVENUE
Dec 3, 2013
Saudi Arabian man cycles through Japan
A Saudi Arabian man cycled from the northern tip of the mainland of Hokkaido to the southern tip of Kyushu island on a journey that took 39 days.
Japan Times
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Nov 22, 2013
Kazakhstan-Japan antinuclear exhibition
A joint exhibition by Japanese designer Hiromi Inayoshi and artist Karipbek Kuyukov from Kazakhstan was held Nov. 19 at the Nippon Press Center Building in Tokyo.
Japan Times
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Nov 21, 2013
Philippines lures Japanese investment
The Philippine government, ASEAN-Japan Center and World Trade Center Tokyo Inc. co-organized a seminar on investment in the Philippines in Tokyo, with the venue packed with hundreds of Japanese business people, Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Nov 8, 2013
Djibouti's former PM gets Japanese award
Dileita Mohamed Dileita, former prime minister of the Republic of Djibouti, was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government for his contributions to strengthening bilateral ties and his cooperation in Japan's antipiracy measures in the Horn of Africa country, where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden.
Japan Times
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Sep 29, 2013
Estrada honors Rizal at Hibiya Park, Tokyo
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada attended a wreath-laying ceremony for Dr. Jose Rizal (1861-1896), the father of Philippine independence, at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, during his visit to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EMBASSY AVENUE
Sep 25, 2013
First Angola investment seminar in Japan
A seminar on investment to Angola was held earlier this month in Tokyo, the first event of its kind in Japan.
Japan Times
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Jul 19, 2013
Milan Expo 2015 welcomes Japan's participation
On July 18, the Embassy of Italy held a signing ceremony for Japan's participation in the next scheduled Universal Exposition, which will be held in Milan in 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EMBASSY AVENUE
May 27, 2013
Fiji appoints representative in Sendai
On May 17, the Republic of Fiji appointed Takayuki Moriya Fiji's honorary consul general in Sendai in the Tohoku region for his contributions to amicable bilateral relations. Moriya is the president of recycled car parts dealer Mitsumori Corp., which is based in Sendai.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EMBASSY AVENUE
May 18, 2013
An evening of Cambodian dance in Tokyo
On the evening of May 16, various kinds of traditional Cambodian dance were performed at the open-air Citizens' Plaza of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings in Shinjuku Ward.
Japan Times
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Apr 13, 2013
Mexican president bestows top honors
On April 10 in Tokyo during his official working visit to Japan, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle to three Japanese figures: former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata; Hirofumi Nakasone, chairman of the Japan-Mexico Parliamentarians' Friendship League; and Takashi Yamanouchi, representative director, chairman of the board, president and CEO of Mazda Motor Corp.
Japan Times
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Mar 16, 2013
Job fair held for Saudi students in Japan
On March 12, the Embassy of Saudi Arabia's Cultural Office hosted a job fair in Tokyo in conjunction with this year's graduation ceremony for Saudi Arabian students studying in Japan supported by the country's scholarship program.
Japan Times
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Feb 7, 2013
ANC supporter awarded for role in struggle
The government of South Africa has awarded the Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo to Toshio Akiniwa, the president of the Japan Asia Africa Latin America Solidarity Committee (JAALA), for his unconditional support for the African National Congress (ANC) during the apartheid era.
Japan Times
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Feb 1, 2013
Events highlight the Cote d'Ivoire of today
The Cote d'Ivoire of today is being presented during the Month of Cote d'Ivoire event at the Japan International Cooperation Agency's Global Plaza in Tokyo through Feb. 10.
Japan Times
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Jan 25, 2013
Scholar receives Serbian honor
The government of the Republic of Serbia awarded the Order of the Serbian Flag, Third Class to Shigeo Kurihara, a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, for his contributions to developing closer and deeper ties between Japan and Serbia, at a decoration ceremony held at the Serbian Embassy in Tokyo on Jan. 16.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EMBASSY AVENUE
Dec 31, 2012
Arabic calligraphy exhibition
An exhibition of Arabic calligraphy was held from Dec. 10 to 23 at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tokyo.
Japan Times
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Dec 20, 2012
Grand Cordon given to Algerian diplomat
The Japanese government awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to Abdelmalek Benhabyles, 91, the first Algerian ambassador to Japan, for his contributions in developing closer and deeper ties between the two countries.
Japan Times
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Dec 19, 2012
'Secrets of India' seen in manga
The inaugural publication ceremony of a manga comic book titled "Secrets of India" was held at the auditorium of the Indian Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 14.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EMBASSY AVENUE
Aug 29, 2012
Philippine festival in Yokohama
The best of Philippine culture will be showcased in Yokohama during the Philippine Festival Barrio Fiesta, which is free and open to all and will be held Sept. 1 and 2 at Yamashita Park.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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