Ex-European Council president becomes Japan-EU haiku ambassador

Ex-European Council president becomes Japan-EU haiku ambassador

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) hands former European Council President Herman Van Rompuy a certificate of appointment as ambassador of the Japan-EU haiku exchange program in Tokyo on June 2, 2015. Van Rompuy said the same day that for the Western world, haiku plays the role of a bridge to understand Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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