Angela Ayllon, charge d'affaires of the Bolivian Embassy, greets Shunsuke Takei, vice minister of foreign affairs, during a reception to celebrate of the anniversary of Bolivia's independence at Tokyo Prince Hotel on Aug. 3. | COURTESY OF THE BOLIVIAN EMBASSY
Angela Ayllon, charge d'affaires of the Bolivian Embassy, greets Shunsuke Takei, vice minister of foreign affairs, during a reception to celebrate of the anniversary of Bolivia's independence at Tokyo Prince Hotel on Aug. 3. | COURTESY OF THE BOLIVIAN EMBASSY

Ecuadorian Ambassador Jaime Barberis (center) and his wife, Maria, celebrate Ecuador's independence day with Takahiro Nakamae, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, during a reception at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo on Aug. 10. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Ecuadorian Ambassador Jaime Barberis (center) and his wife, Maria, celebrate Ecuador's independence day with Takahiro Nakamae, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, during a reception at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo on Aug. 10. | YOSHIAKI MIURA