Turkey's Ambassador Bulent Meric (left) and his wife Kumiko (right) pose with first lady Akie Abe during a reception to celebrate the 93rd Turkish National Day at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on Oct. 28. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Turkey's Ambassador Bulent Meric (left) and his wife Kumiko (right) pose with first lady Akie Abe during a reception to celebrate the 93rd Turkish National Day at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on Oct. 28. | YOSHIAKI MIURA


House of Councilors member Yukihisa Fujita (center) holds a copy of a revised edition of a book he first translated 26 years ago,
House of Councilors member Yukihisa Fujita (center) holds a copy of a revised edition of a book he first translated 26 years ago, "Japan's Decisive Decade" (by Basil Entwistle, a former representative of Moral Rearmament in Japan) during a commemorative reception at Le Port Kojimachi on Oct. 31. Fujita was joined by (from left) former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama; Japan Research Institute Chairman Jitsuro Terashima; Senior Advisor of the Development Bank of Japan Toru Hashimoto; and Chairman of International Initiatives of Change (IC) Japan Association Hironori Yano. | YOSHIAKI MIURA