Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed attended the fourth Japan-Maldives festival on Thursday.
At the festival, Waheed said the relationship between the Maldives and Japan gave Maldivians the opportunity to learn about developing a modern democracy where political parties co-exist.
The annual festival is organised by volunteers of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and Japan International Cooperation Agency Alumni Society in the Maldives.
The purpose of the event is to familiarise Maldivians with Japanese culture.