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Concert on the occasion of the coming 30th anniversary of the re-establishment of Lithuanian-Japanese diplomatic relations

On September 22, on the occasion of coming 30th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Japan, a concert was held at the Lithuanian Embassy in Japan. Representatives of Japanese state institutions, parliament, business and cultural circles, media, non-governmental organizations and the diplomatic corps and Lithuanian friends in Japan were invited to attend.

Among them were Mayors of the Tsuruga and Yaotsu, Tokyo Minato ward, Honorary Consuls of Lithuania in Japan, members of Japan-Lithuania Friendship Association, and representatives of the Lithuanian community.
 
The guests were welcomed by Ambassador Gediminas Varvuolis, Chairman of Japan-Lithuania Friendship Parliamentary League Hirofumi Nakasone and State Minister of Defense of Japan Yasuhide Nakayma. The speakers emphasized the significantly intensified in recent years bilateral relations between Lithuania and Japan that are based on common values, reflected on development of diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Japan and the breakthrough in developing political, economic and cultural relations between the two countries in recent years.
 
Lithuanian violinist Žydrė Ovsiukaitė, living in Japan, and Japanese guitarist Norio Sato played works of the world classics, Lithuanian and Japanese music.

On October 6, 1991 Japan recognized the restored independence of Lithuania, and on October 10, 1991 diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Japan were restored. The then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Algirdas Saudargas was informed about this by the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Taro Nakayama. Diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Japan were established in 1922.