Japan's first lady Akie Abe (front row, second from left) and spouse of the minister for foreign affairs Emi Motegi (front row, second from right) pose for a group photo with President of the Society of Arab Ambassadors and Heads of Missions in Japan (SWAAJ) and spouse of the Algerian ambassador Amira Bencherif (front row, left); SWAAJ Vice President and spouse of the Egyptian ambassador Ghada Kamel (front row, right); and other members at a luncheon hosted by SWAAJ at the Egyptian ambassador's residence on Feb. 13. Other members include representatives from Lebanon, Palestine, Bahrain, Mauritania, Tunisia, Kuwait, Oman and Sudan. | MIKI OSHITA
United Arab Emirates Ambassador Khaled Alameri (front row, third from left) shakes hands with Executive Officer and Global Head of the Corporate Division at Mizuho BankYasuhiko Hashimoto, and poses with Director of the Trade Promotion Department of the UAE's Ministry of Economy Mohammed Nasser Hamdan Al Zaabi (front row, second from left) and others during the UAE Business Seminar: Under the Framework of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) event, held on Feb. 14, in Tokyo. The event was co-hosted by the UAE Embassy in Japan and Mizuho Bank to present new partnership and business opportunities in various fields between the UAE and Japan under the new CSP joint cooperation strategy. | PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UAE EMBASSY
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