Nonprofit organization Ban Rom Sai Japan representative Miho Natori (third from left) poses for a photo with Thai Ambassador Bansarn Bunnag (center) and his wife, Yupadee (fourth from left), at a reception at Ginza Itoya on Feb. 3. Crouching at the front of the photo are shadow puppet artist Koheisai Kawamura (front left) and curator Takenori Miyamoto (front right). | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Natori receives a donation on behalf of Ban Rom Sai, a safe haven for children infected with AIDs that was established in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 1999. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (second from left) and his wife, Elke Büdenbender, pose for a photo alongside graffiti artists Justus Becker (left) and Imaone (right) at the launch of an art project titled 'German Embassy Berlin Wall Project' at the German Embassy on Feb. 7. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Mashaallah Shakeri (left), acting head of the Iran Embassy, greets Manabu Horii, parliamentary vice-minister for Foreign Affairs, during a reception to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on Feb. 9. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
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