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The Kentaro Kaneko Award was founded to commemorate the centennial of the America-Japan Society, which was established in 1917. Yasuhiro Yabuzoe (center) from Nicaraguan Ambassador Saul Arana Castellon (right), Cuban Ambassador Carlos Miguel Spanish Ambasador Gonzalo de Benito (center) thanks guests in a toast with Iwao Horii (le ), and John Ino (right), nephew of recipient Jean Tsuchiya of , California, were named as Pereira Hernandez (second from right), Venezuelan Ambassador Seiko Luis Ishikawa parliamentary vice-minister of the Foreign Ministry, and Carlos Ramos, director of the Spanish the rst recipients of the award, posing for a photograph on Oct. 11 alongside Joe Price of San Kobayashi (second from le ) and guest Angela Ayllon, charge d’a aires of the Bolivian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, during a reception to celebrate ’s national day at the embassy Diego, who received a special award. COURTESY OF THE AMERICA JAPAN SOCIETY Embassy, pose for a photo at the Cuban Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 12. YOSHIAKI MIURA on Oct. 12. YOSHIAKI MIURA

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