TEXT: Ambassador of Algeria Mohamed El Amine Bencherif (second from right) and his wife, Amira (center) raise a toast with, from left, Ambassador of Eritrea and Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps Estifanos Afeworki Haile; State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Wakamiya; and Masayuki Sato, representative director, chairman and chief executive officer of JGC Holdings Corporation and chairman of the Japan-Algeria Economic Committee of Keidanren, during a reception to celebrate Algeria's national day at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on Dec. 20. | YOSHIAKI MIURA