Counsellor and DCM of the Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia Mohamed Elloumi (second from left) and his wife Houda (second from right) are joined by Tunisian Ambassador Kais Darragi (right) and his wife Wided (left) during a farewell party for Elloumi at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on July 11. |  YOSHIAKI MIURA
Counsellor and DCM of the Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia Mohamed Elloumi (second from left) and his wife Houda (second from right) are joined by Tunisian Ambassador Kais Darragi (right) and his wife Wided (left) during a farewell party for Elloumi at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on July 11. | YOSHIAKI MIURA


From left: Ambassador of Brunei to Japan Mahamud Ahmad; Director of Tourism Malaysia in Japan Noor Azlan Abu Bakar; Ambassador of Malaysia to Japan Dato' Ahmad Izlan Idris; CEO of Eitoshin Shoji Co. Datuk Seri Tam Yun Tong; and Director of Eitoshin Shoji Co. Datin Seri Ang Hui Chin pose at an event to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival at the Malaysian Embassy in Tokyo on July 6. |  EDLEEN OTHMAN
From left: Ambassador of Brunei to Japan Mahamud Ahmad; Director of Tourism Malaysia in Japan Noor Azlan Abu Bakar; Ambassador of Malaysia to Japan Dato' Ahmad Izlan Idris; CEO of Eitoshin Shoji Co. Datuk Seri Tam Yun Tong; and Director of Eitoshin Shoji Co. Datin Seri Ang Hui Chin pose at an event to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival at the Malaysian Embassy in Tokyo on July 6. | EDLEEN OTHMAN


Argentine bandoneonist Rodolfo Mederos (fourth from right) and Argentine Society of Music Authors and Composers Japan representative Hiroko Matoba (fifth from right) pose with Japanese musicians (from left) Tsukasa Kasuya; Momoko Aida; Izumi Kawamura; bandoneonist Ryota Komatsu; Takahiro Uchida; and Mederos' manager Gustavo Frojan (back row) following a rehearsal for a joint concert to celebrate the Bicentennial of the Independence Day of the Argentine Republic at Keyaki Hall at the Koga Masao Museum of Music in Tokyo on July 12. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Argentine bandoneonist Rodolfo Mederos (fourth from right) and Argentine Society of Music Authors and Composers Japan representative Hiroko Matoba (fifth from right) pose with Japanese musicians (from left) Tsukasa Kasuya; Momoko Aida; Izumi Kawamura; bandoneonist Ryota Komatsu; Takahiro Uchida; and Mederos' manager Gustavo Frojan (back row) following a rehearsal for a joint concert to celebrate the Bicentennial of the Independence Day of the Argentine Republic at Keyaki Hall at the Koga Masao Museum of Music in Tokyo on July 12. | YOSHIAKI MIURA