Canadian Ambassador Ian Burney (second from left) and Celine Peterson (second from right) unveil a bronze bust of jazz painist Oscar Peterson at the Canadian Embassy on Sept. 1. Sculptor Ruth Abernethy (left) and jazz pianist Robi Botos were on stage to witness the event.
Canadian Ambassador Ian Burney (second from left) and Celine Peterson (second from right) unveil a bronze bust of jazz painist Oscar Peterson at the Canadian Embassy on Sept. 1. Sculptor Ruth Abernethy (left) and jazz pianist Robi Botos were on stage to witness the event. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Panama Vice President and Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado speaks at a seminar titled
Panama Vice President and Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado speaks at a seminar titled 'Panama: ‘Consolidated Democracy, Growth and Human Development’’ at Auditorium of the Instituto Cervantes in Tokyo on Sept. 4. | YOSHIAKI MIURA