 Seldom does one come across a person, especially from a distant land, who's devoted to your country and wants that his country should come closer to yours. Sai Chiro Musomi, who entered into his 100th year on 16th June 2015, can easily be called an architect of India-Japan relations, as he spent 70 years of his precious life in promoting the bilateral ties. As JIA office bearer, Mr. Musomi considered himself fortunate to have not only met Indian leaders like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, K.R. Narayanan and I.K. Gujral. But also for having personally known Indian freedom struggle hero, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Acknowledging the human services of this great lover of India, the Indian government conferred the Padma Bhushan on Mr. Musomi on 30th March 2015 for promoting ties between Japan, the land of the rising sun and India, the land of sunshine. Indeed, for Mr. Musomi it was a special moment when he received the award from President Pranab Mukherjee. India understands Japan better now. Japan understands India better now. But this is just a beginning.