India, Aug. 22 -- The Ambassador of Japan to India, Ono Keiichi, hosted Rajasthan's Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari at his residence in New Delhi, creating a moment that blended tradition with diplomacy. The Ambassador, dressed in traditional Japanese attire, welcomed the Deputy CM into a tatami-matted room adorned with a vertical calligraphy scroll. In another photograph, Keiichi could be seen preparing matcha tea.

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Sharing the photographs on his official X account, Ambassador Keiichi wrote, "Welcomed H.E. @KumariDiya, Deputy CM of Rajasthan, at my residence and served her freshly whisked #matcha, in the spirit of Chado - the Way...