Colombian Ambassador Gabriel Duque (fifth from right) poses for a photo with the Colombian salsa dance company Swing Latino at a salsa workshop that was held at the Star Rise Tower in Tokyo on July 31. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Colombian Ambassador Gabriel Duque (fifth from right) poses for a photo with the Colombian salsa dance company Swing Latino at a salsa workshop that was held at the Star Rise Tower in Tokyo on July 31. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Beninese Ambassador Makarimi Abissola Adechoubou (center) poses for a photo with Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi (left) and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Manabu Horii during a reception to celebrate Benin's independence day at the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo on Aug. 1. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Beninese Ambassador Makarimi Abissola Adechoubou (center) poses for a photo with Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi (left) and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Manabu Horii during a reception to celebrate Benin's independence day at the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo on Aug. 1. | YOSHIAKI MIURA