Iran's Ambassador Reza Nazar Ahari (left) welcomes Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda during a reception celebrating the 38th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran at the embassy on Feb. 9. |  EMBASSY OF IRAN
Iran's Ambassador Reza Nazar Ahari (left) welcomes Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda during a reception celebrating the 38th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran at the embassy on Feb. 9. | EMBASSY OF IRAN


President of the Japan-Serbia Society and former Ambassador to Serbia Tadashi Nagai (left) raises his glass along with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuo Kishi (right) and Serbia's Ambassador Nenad Glisic at a Serbian national day reception at the embassy on Feb. 15. | SERBIA EMBASSY
President of the Japan-Serbia Society and former Ambassador to Serbia Tadashi Nagai (left) raises his glass along with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuo Kishi (right) and Serbia's Ambassador Nenad Glisic at a Serbian national day reception at the embassy on Feb. 15. | SERBIA EMBASSY


Kanagawa University of Human Services President Teiji Nakamura speaks at an event,
Kanagawa University of Human Services President Teiji Nakamura speaks at an event, "The Appeal of Wachoshoku," for members of foreign media in Japan. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Members of the foreign press eat wachoshoku, traditional Japanese breakfast, while receiving an etiquette lesson at the Hotel Okura in Tokyo on Feb. 16. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Members of the foreign press eat wachoshoku, traditional Japanese breakfast, while receiving an etiquette lesson at the Hotel Okura in Tokyo on Feb. 16. | YOSHIAKI MIURA