Japanese ambassador celebrates enthronement of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito

By: Fortune Ledesma - 6 years ago

Japanese ambassador celebrates enthronement of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito — Japan Ambassador Koji Haneda

Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koji Haneda hosted a cocktail reception at his residence to celebrate the enthronement of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito.

Gracing the occasion were Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., former President and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Ernesto Pernia and many other distinguished guests.

Irene Marcos-Araneta, Greggy Araneta III

Norway Ambassador Bjorn Jahnsen, Sandra Rojas Gonzales

Ambassador Ali Bin Ibrahim Al Malki of Qatar, Cesar Virata, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez

Colombia Ambassador Victor Echeverri, Ane Preysler, France Ambassador Nicolas Galey

Oman Embassy First Secretary Al-ajmi Badriya, Al-Shihhi Yousouf

Ae Ruangprateepsaeng of Thailand, Dan Vu of Vietnam, Maria Ilina Khovaeva of Russia, Kieu Phung of Denmark

Hungary Ambassador József Bencze, Poland Ambassador Jaroslaw Szczepankiewicz, Panama Ambassador Rolando Guevarra Alvarado, Zambia Consul Louie Ablaza

Ambassador Steven Robinson of Australia, Ambassador Artemiz Sumer of Turkey

Japan Embassy First Secretary Junko Sato

Japan Minister for Economic Affairs Makoto Iyori, Yoku Iyori

Spain Deputy Head of Mission Amaya Fuentes-Milani, Helen Dee

Japan Ambassador Koji Haneda, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., Ma. Lourdes Locsin, Ihoko Haneda

Mervat Ezzat, Egypt Ambassador Ahmed Ezzat

Neda Secretary Ernesto Pernia, Elena Pernia

DFA Chief of Protocol Assistant Secretary Ron Castro, Japan Deputy Chief of Mission Takehiro Kano, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Generoso Calonge, Anthony Cornista

US Ambassador Sung Kim, Monaco Consul General Fortune Aleta Ledesma, Mia Borromeo, Fernando Zobel de Ayala

In his speech, Ambassador Haneda said that the relations between Japan and the Philippines were immensely strengthened across the 30 years of the Heisei era of His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus Akihito, using the phrase “Golden Age of Strategic Partnership.” Their Majesties, the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita. visited the Philippines in 2016.

Moreover, Ambassador Haneda articulated Japan’s desire to engage in its best efforts to promote stronger ties with the Filipino people in the new Reiwa era. He expressed great confidence that “beautiful harmony,” the essence of the era name Reiwa, will continue to flourish in Japan-Philippines relations. —CONTRIBUTED