Georgian Ambassador Levan Tsintsadze (second from left) and the Official Visi of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia to Japan Mikheil Janelidze raises a toast alongside Lower House members Akira Sato (left) and Motome Takizawa (right), parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs, during a reception to celebrate Georgia's Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Japan at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on June 1. |  YOSHIAKI MIURA
Georgian Ambassador Levan Tsintsadze (second from left) and the Official Visi of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia to Japan Mikheil Janelidze raises a toast alongside Lower House members Akira Sato (left) and Motome Takizawa (right), parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs, during a reception to celebrate Georgia's Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Japan at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on June 1. | YOSHIAKI MIURA


Guests at The Japan Times' 120th anniversary party in Kyoto on May 26 look at images of the paper's front pages from the archives over the years. Around 150 people attended the event. |  SAYURI DAIMON
Guests at The Japan Times' 120th anniversary party in Kyoto on May 26 look at images of the paper's front pages from the archives over the years. Around 150 people attended the event. | SAYURI DAIMON