Cardigan town councillor Akira Shimazaki presented a town shield to the mayor of Otawara in Japan - Cllr Shimazaki's home town.
"I explained where Cardigan was and said it was such a hospitable place and I was so lucky to live there," said Cllr Shimazaki.
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