On February 3, 2021, Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director and Mrs. Martha Zelayandia, former Ambassador of El Salvador to Japan and Honorary Member of the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC) met with the Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, H. E. Cesar Ferrer to explain about the objectives and activities of the Association.

Ambassador Ferrer welcomed the establishment of JAPOLAC, wishing success in all endeavors of the Association to further promote the region Latin America and the Caribbean in Japan.

Representatives of the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean held a meeting with H.E. Carlos Pere, Ambassador of Panama to Japan to explain about the objectives and activities of the Association.

Previously, Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director and Ms. Martha Zelayandía, Former Ambassador of El Salvador and Honorary Member of the Association held meetings with the Head of Missions of the Embassies of Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Chile, and Haiti.

One of the aims of the Association is to support the work of Latin American and Caribbean Embassies in Japan to contribute to raise the visibility of LAC region in Japan.

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director and Mrs. Martha Zelayandia, former Ambassador of El Salvador to Japan and Honorary Member of the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean held a meeting with H.E. Robert Takata, Ambassador of Dominican Republic to Japan to explain about the objectives and activities of the Association.

Mr. Osamu Masuda, former President of Astomos Energy, was recently designated as Senior Adviser of the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Mr. Masuda expressed his gratitude to Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of the Association for such a distinction and indicated that he will advise and support the work of the Association to create stronger bonds between Japan and the region of Latin America and the Caribbean.

On the occasion of the establishment of the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC), the Representative Director Dr. Ritter Díaz, former ambassador of Panama to Japan and Ms. Martha Zelayandia, honorary member of the association and former ambassador of El Salvador to Japan paid a visit to the Ambassador of Costa Rica to Japan, H.E. Alexander Salas Araya on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 with the purpose of explaining the objectives and activities of the association as well as exploring ways to cooperate with the Latin American and Caribbean Embassies to increase the visibility of the region in Japan. Mr. William Calvo, Minister Counsellor and Consul General of the Embassy also participated in the meeting.