Saying farewell after 11 years in Japan, H.E. Mr. Santiago Pardo and his spouse Antonia Sanin at the Ambassador's farewell reception at the Ambassador’s residence in Tokyo. "After more than 11 years of working on behalf of Colombia in Japan, the last 3 as an ambassador, I wish to finish my term by inviting you all to continue deepening the relationship between the two countries and contribute to building bridges that will allow us to achieve a better understanding between us."

At the AWAAJ Bazaar. Mrs. Nompumelelo Abu-Basutu (left), President of AWAAJ - The Association of Wives of African Ambassadors in Japan, the Spouse of the Zimbabwe Ambassador to Japan and Mrs. Nachiko Koike (right), President of NCAF, Ladies’ Friendship Association for Africa and the Middle East.

Farewell and Welcome reception at the Peruvian Embassy. Counselor Mrs. Marita Puertas (center left) will be leaving Japan. Celebrating with her Claudia Ishitani Christófolo Counselor of Embassy of Brasil (left), Ajoy Sinha ROY, Senior Director, President of Belucci International Japan and Bing HAN, President of Brand Harbor Asia (right).

Welcoming the new Greek Ambassador to Japan, H.E. Mr. Dimitris Caramitsos-Tziras at the Greek embassy: "My last posts in London and now Tokyo have been important bilateral posts. I am very honored to be appointed Ambassador to Japan, and thrilled to be here."

Celebrating Russian Day at the Russian embassy. H.E. Mr. Mikhail Y. GALUZIN, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Japan (center) with opera singers Hatsue Nakamura (left) and Chihiro Kawazoe (right).

On PR tour for the Washington Wizards, Jim Van Stone, President, Business Operations & Chief Commercial Officer and Patrick Duffy (right) Senior Vice President attending a welcome reception at the Conrad Tokyo.

Cultural exchange event hosted by Mrs. Manal Al Shareef, the spouse Kuwaiti ambassador to Japan. From left, Mrs. Hanan Abubakr, the spouse of the Egyptian ambassador, the host Mrs. Manal Al Shareef, H.E. Mr. Hasan Mohammad Zaman, Ambassador of Kuwait to Japan and Ms. Hoshino Tsuji, Director of Kyokane.

Ahmed Araita Ali (left), former Djibouti Ambassador to Japan, was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by His Imperial Majesty Emperor of Japan Naruhito. Celebrating with him Tsunekazu Takeda, grandson of Meiji Emperor and former JOC chairman.

Helpful embassy staff at the Colombian embassy to support H.E. Mr. Santiago Pardo's farewell reception at the Ambassador’s residence in Tokyo.

Chef Grace Choy of Choy Choy Private Kitchen sat down for an exclusive interview for Hersey Shiga.

Celebrating this year's “BDF Gartenfest 2022” held at the Germany embassy. From left to right, Dr. Florian B. Kirschner, BDF chairman of the board, and BDF board members, Julia-Sophie Selig-Sonderhoff and Tobias Schweinfurter.

Unraveling the Charm of Herend, the Hungarian Cultural Center. From left, Dr. Kovács Emese, cultural attache, Hungarian embassy, Mrs. Charlotte Hung Palanovics, Mrs. Mari Nishio, Mrs. Yuka Ando and H.E. Dr. Norbert Palanovics, Ambassador of Hungary.

The JAPOLAC "Latin America and Caribbean Tapas Party" held in Sumida-Ku! With this year’s theme being “Let’s restart our social life…”, From left to right, Noemi Inoue City Council representative for Sumida-Ku., Dr. Ritter Diaz Representative Director (and former Panama Ambassador), and Martha Lidia Zelayandia Cisneros former Ambassador of El Salvador.

H.E. Mr. André Spiteri (left), Malta's first resident Ambassador to Japan for an exclusive interview with Hersey Shiga. Here with Liam Gauci, First Secretary (Deputy Head of Mission Embassy of The Republic of Malta).

Solo exhibition of Shunsuke Francois Nanjo (right), The Algorithm of DreamsShunsuke Francois Nanjo, artist and Fumio Nanjo, Curator (left).

Hospitality expert Martin Fluck with Anshul Kaul (right), Managing Director of The Tokyo EDITION hotels in Toranomon and Ginza at an exclusive gathering hosted at The Tokyo Toranomon EDITION.