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Party Central goes to a star-studded shindig fit for the Emperor of Japan at the Château

The Embassy of Japan celebrated Japan’s National Day and Emperor Naruhito's birthday on Feb. 13.

Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi speaks at the embassy's National Day and Emperor's birthday party celebrations at the Château Laurier on Feb. 13.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY STUART BENSON

February 15, 2024

Hundreds of diplomats, military attachés, politicians, staffers, and the Embassy of Japan wished His Majesty the Emperor Naruhito a happy birthday, and celebrated the country’s formation with plenty of sushi, sake, and uisuki—that’s how you say whiske...

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