On the occasion of the 25^th anniversary of the democratic revolution in Mongolia, a photo exhibition by Japanese photographer Hiroyuki Usami, "Mongolian Democracy in the Japanese Press", opened at the Government House on Monday, December 8^th.

Hiroyuki Usami was reminded of the events in Mongolia, recalling during the opening ceremony for the photo exhibition, “I was worried about being able to take photos at – 26C. But now, I am glad I captured the events of that time in Mongolia, 25 years ago.”

Usami, Speaker of Parliament Z.Enkhbold, Acting Minister of Education and Science  L.Gamtumur, one of the first representatives of the Mongolian Democratic Union Dari Sukhbaatar, and B.Khishigbat cut the ribbon for the opening of the photo exhibition.

Usami's "Mongolian Democracy in the Japanese Press" photo exhibition features about 70 photos of the Mongolian democratic revolution and news stories and documents about Mongolia which were published in Japanese newspapers like Sankei, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Asahi, and Mainichi between 1989 and1996.