Japan envoy to UNESCO addresses sake-tasting event in Paris

Japan envoy to UNESCO addresses sake-tasting event in Paris

Kenjiro Monji, ambassador at Japan's permanent mission to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, addresses a tasting event for promoting Japanese sake rice wine at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on March 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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