Simmons Co. President Masafumi Ito poses next to Simmons' new "Gran Pillow Top" from the "Beautyrest Luxe" series an event introducing Simmons' 2016-17 lineup at the Tokyo American Club on July 20. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Peruvian Ambassador Elard Escala (center) and his wife Cristina pose with guest speaker Hidefuji Someda, professor emeritus of Osaka University, during the opening of an exhibition of author Guaman Poma de Ayala at Institute Cervantes Tokyo on July 7. The exhibition runs until Aug. 23. | PERUVIAN EMBASSY
Princess Takamado (center) poses with members of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, the winners of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, (from left) Tunisian General Labor Union Secretary-General, Hassine Abassi; Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts President Wided Bouchamaoui; Ambassador of Tunisia in Japan Kais Darragi; and Tunisian Human Rights League President Abdessattar Ben Moussa at a reception in their honor at the Peninsula Hotel Tokyo on July 22. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
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