On April 17, Icelandic prosthetics manufacturer Ossur signed a contract with Japanese Paralympic athletes Shunsuke Itani (front row, left) and Maya Nakanishi (front row, right) during a ceremony held at the Icelandic Embassy. The athletes were joined by (back row, from left) Icelandic Embassy trade representative Halldor Elis Olafsson, Icelandic Ambassador Elin Flygenring and Ossur Japan's sales director, Shoko Nireki. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Bangladeshi Ambassador Rabab Fatima (fourth from left) poses with (from left) Guatemalan Ambassador Angela Chavez, El Salvadorian Ambassador Martha Lidia Zelayandia Cisneros, Nepali Ambassador Prativa Rana, Zambian Ambassador Ndiyoi Mutiti, Latvian Ambassador Dace Treija-Masi, Romanian Ambassador Svetlana Tatiana Iosiper and Rwandan Ambassador Venetia Sebudandi during a Boishakhi lunch to celebrate Bangladesh's 1,426th New Year at the Bangladesh House Terrace on April 19. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Panamanian Ambassador Ritter Diaz (center) poses with Chiba University President Takeshi Tokuhisa (left) and Panamanian international student at Chiba University Eduardo Pitti Rivera during his honorary doctorate award ceremony, which was held at Chiba University's Keyaki Kaikan (University Hall) on April 11. Ambassador Diaz received the honorary doctorate in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the advancement of international exchange. | COURTESY OF THE EMBASSY OF PANAMA
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