Mohamed El Amine Bencherif, Algerian ambassador to Japan (second from left), and his wife, Amira (left), raise a toast with Kenji Yamada, parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs (second from right), and Akira Urabe, president of the Japan-Algeria Association and former ambassador to Algeria (right), during a reception at the embassy to celebrate Algeria's 64th national day on Nov. 16. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Dace Treija-Masi, Latvian ambassador to Japan (left), raises a toast with Hirofumi Nakasone, chairman of the Japan-Latvia Parliamentary Friendship League (right), during a reception at the embassy to celebrate Latvia's 100th anniversary on Nov. 16. | AYUMI KIMURA
Mana Said Al Kathiri, charges d'affaires of the Sultanate of Oman (center), and Areej Al-Amri, first secretary (left), welcome Kentaro Sonoura, special adviser to the prime minister (right), during a reception to celebrate Oman's 48th national day at Palace Hotel Tokyo on Nov. 21. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Carlos Almada, Mexican ambassador to Japan (left), joins Kiyoto Tsuji, parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs (second from left), Hirofumi Nakasone, president of the Japan-Mexico Parliamentary Friendship Association (second from right), and Takahiro Nakamae, director-general of the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau (right), in a toast during a reception to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Mexico-Japan diplomatic relations at the official residence of Mexico on Nov. 22. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
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