Panama Ambassador Ritter Diaz (fifth from the left) and his wife, Ayana Hatada (fourth from right), pose for a picture with Takahiro Nakamae (fourth from left), director of the Latin-American Division of the Foreign Ministry, at a reception to celebrate Panama Day at JICA Global Plaza in Tokyo on June 10. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Portuguese Ambassador Francisco Xavier Esteves (third from left) and his wife, Ilda (second from left), pose for a photo with (from left) gallery owner Mika Asakura, Vila do Conde Mayor Maria Elisa Ferraz, artist Cristina Rodrigues and Helena Costa, head designer of Alma de Luce, during a reception to celebrate Portugal's national day and the opening of an exhibition titled "Echoes of the Sea'' at Hillside Forum in Tokyo on June 12. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Yuko Hayashi (left), chairperson of Tokyo Women's Club, poses for a photo with Sayuri Daimon, managing editor of The Japan Times, after donating ¥200,000 to The Japan Times Readers' Fund during an event to celebrate the club's 110th anniversary in Tokyo on June 1. | MISA NOMOTO
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