Director General of National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and other NAOJ members visited Embassy of Japan in Chile to give progress report on ALMA construction and related astronomical projects. They requested the Embassys support for their ongoing activities in Chile, and exchanged ideas about public relations activities and the educational use of the constellation camera i-CANEat the ALMA Operations Support Facility. The picture shows (from right): Hajime Ogawa, Japanese Ambassador to Chile; Shoken Miyama, Director General of NAOJ; Masato Ishiguro, Director of ALMA-J Project Office; and Ryusuke Ogasawara, Representative of NAOJ in Chile.
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