Bangladesh's Ambassador Rabab Fatima (center), Secretary-General of Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentarians' League Ichiro Tsukada (left) and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuo Kishi cut a cake during a reception to celebrate the 46th anniversary of independence and the national day of the People's Republic of Bangladesh at the Hotel Okura, Tokyo, on March 28. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Bulgaria's Ambassador Borislav Kostov (right) shakes hands with President of the House of Councillors and member of the Japan-Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship League Chuichi Date during a reception to celebrate the March 3 national day of Bulgaria and cherry blossom season at the embassy in Tokyo on March 30. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
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