Japanese ambassador Kazuo Sunaga led the cake-cutting ceremony yesterday to mark the National Day of Japan and the Japanese emperor’s birthday in Doha. The reception was attended by HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti, HE the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh al-Nuaimi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Protocol Ibrahim Yousif Fakhroo, Diplomatic Corps dean and Eritrean ambassador Ali Ibrahim Ahmad, diplomats from various embassies in Doha and guests. The celebration highlighted the strong and deep-rooted bilateral relations in several areas of co-operation between Qatar and Japan. PICTURE: Jayan Orma