A 'National Order of Merit' of the Republic of Paraguay was given to Takeo Kawamura (sixth from the left), who has been chairman of the Japan-Paraguay Parliamentary Friendship League for 15 years and made contributions to establishing a relationship between Japan and Paraguay. The medal was handed over from Hugo Velazquez Moreno (fifth from the left), the Vice President of Paraguay on Oct. 24, at the Paraguay Embassy. Paraguay Ambassador of Japan Raul Alberto Florentin-Antola (right) and his wife, Maria Liz (second from the right), former Ambassador of Japan to Paraguay Yoshihisa Ueda (forth from the left), former Ambassador of Paraguay to Japan Naoyuki Toyotoshi (third from the left), Yoshinari Okayama (back row, third from the right) Secretary General of the Japan-Paraguay Association, along with ambassadors from Latin American countries attended the ceremony. | PHOTO COURTESY OF PARAGUAY EMBASSY
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