TOKYO -- As Lithuania steps forward on the global stage -- in July it hosted a NATO summit -- Aurelijus Zykas, the Baltic nation's ambassador to Japan, has been busy touting the country's rich food culture.
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Beetroot soup diplomacy: Envoy gives Japan taste of Lithuanian culture
Aurelijus Zykas wields fluent Japanese to sell his nation's native food products
Lithuania’s Ambassador to Japan Aurelijus Zykas and his wife, Kristina, talk about how "courage" helped Lithuania become the first Baltic state to declare its independence from the Soviet Union. (Photo by Jun Takai)
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