Imperial Family of Japan Current Events 2: June 2008 - April 2017


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Gee, Masako went outside of the palace.
 
Thanks for the photos!
The Japanese Imperial family looked perfect as usual. Furisode kimonos worn by Imperial Princesses were lovely.
 
You're welcome! :flowers:


On May 8 the Japanese Red Cross Society held the annual meeting on World Red Cross Red Crescent Day at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, in presence of Honorary President Empress Michiko and Honorary Vice-Presidents Princess Kiko and Princess Hitachi.


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Emperor Akihito and Enpress Michiko hosted a tea party on the sidelines of the three-day TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) on June 1, 2013 in Yokohama, Kanagawa. Several members of the family attended as well.



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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and Crown Prince Naruhito received French President Francois Hollande and his partner in Tokyo on June 7, 2013. Hollande arrived in Japan on June 6 for three days of talks, hoping to seal deals on nuclear co-operation and in the aviation sector, on the first state visit by a French president in 17 years.



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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and Crown Prince Naruhito received French President Francois Hollande and his partner in Tokyo on June 7, 2013. Hollande arrived in Japan on June 6 for three days of talks, hoping to seal deals on nuclear co-operation and in the aviation sector, on the first state visit by a French president in 17 years.



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Thanks for posting these excellent pictures. Empress Michiko looks particularly lovely in that beautifully designed outfit.
 
Thanks for the updates!
It is always a pleasure to see the Imperial family undertaking official engagements. I fully agree with Jacknch noting that Her Imperial Majesty's ensemble is quite lovely.
 
The Emperor and the Empress received the French President François Hollande (and yes with his life partner Valérie Trierweiler as well) for a 3 days state visit to Japan.

Some pics (to give our dear Al-Bina some chills :D;):flowers: )


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i notice there are translators seating between the two ladies and the two gentlemen. i assume both the emperor and empress speak good english. i wonder if it's the holande couple who are not comfortable speaking in english? or are they just provided to ease understanding so that both can speak in their own languages?
 
Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), Empress Michiko (R) and Crown Princess Masako (L) visit Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre to appreciate a regular orchestra concert of the Gakushuin university's alumni in Tokyo on July 7, 2013. Crown Prince Naruhito played the viola during a regular orchestra concert. AFP PHOTO / POOL / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Based on the photos, both Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Aiko participated in the concert. It is nice that Their Imperial Majesties and Crown Princess Masako attended the event.
 
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Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), Empress Michiko (R) and Crown Princess Masako (L) visit Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre to appreciate a regular orchestra concert of the Gakushuin university's alumni in Tokyo on July 7, 2013. Crown Prince Naruhito played the viola during a regular orchestra concert. AFP PHOTO / POOL / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Seriously great, and everyone looked so proud!!!
 
It's really great that Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attended as well this time!

Here are some pics without watermarks and a video:


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And today, July 8, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Crown Prince Naruhito, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended the award ceremony of the Japan Art Academy followed by a tea ceremony with the winners at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.



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Prince’s 2012 passing reduces Imperial household families by one
Jun 11, 201, Japan Times
The Imperial Household Agency said Monday it has reduced the number of households in the Imperial family by one, following the passing of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa a year ago. The household led by the late prince has been integrated into the one led by his father, Prince Mikasa, 97, the late Emperor Hirohito’s brother. The step was applied retroactively from June 6 last year, the day of the prince’s demise. As a result, the number of households in the Imperial family dropped to five [...]

Prince Tomohito’s household consisted of his wife, Princess Nobuko, 58, and their daughters, Princess Akiko, 31, and Princess Yoko, 29. The household was unable to choose their next family leader. [...]
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Empress Michiko as Honorary President of Japan Red Cross Society presented the Florence Nightingale Medal during the award ceremony in Tokyo on August 7, 2013. Honorary Vice-Presidents Princess Kiko, Princess Hitachi and Princess Takamado were present as well.



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Thanks for the photos!
It is great to see the whole Imperial family attending the event. Empress Michiko and Princess Kiko looked gorgeous in kimonos.
 
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Oh, The Crown Princess was looking so happy and healthy. God bless Her Imperial Highness. It seems the dark days of her life were left behind.
 
Today, the emperor and empress left Tokyo for India. Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, Prince and Princess Akishino with their daughter Princess Mako, Prince and Princess Hitachi and other family members were at the airport to see them off. (Article, Getty images gallery)

Emperor, Empress leave for India
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko departed Saturday on a weeklong trip to India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary last year of bilateral diplomatic ties.

The visit, 53 years after the imperial couple's official trip to India in 1960 as crown prince and crown princess, marks the first to the country by a Japanese emperor and empress.

It is their first overseas trip since last year, when they visited Britain to attend Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. [...]
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With a glimpse back to the year 1960 when Akihito and Michiko first visited India:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhfAcCfTCMA


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Imperial couple return home from trip to India
The Emperor and Empress returned to Japan on Friday morning from their first official visit to India in more than half a century.

Arriving at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on a special government plane, they were greeted by Imperial family members including Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Princess Akiko of Mikasa was also at the airport to greet the imperial couple and fainted after the welcome. She was taken to a hospital but has been released today (Kyodonews). According to an IHA statement she suffered from low blood pressure. Akiko´s younger sister Yohko was on the same day hospitalized with gastroenteritis.

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Princess Akiko had been scheduled to take a trip to Hawaii. She was due to watch storytellers tell Japanese and Hawaiian myths at the Hawaii Theater in Honolulu over the weekend and to speak at Hawaii Pacific University about the history of Japanese art in the British Museum next Tuesday:
Japan’s Princess Akiko to deliver lecture at HPU on Japanese art in the British Museum
December 3rd, 2013
Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko of Mikasa, a recognized art historian as well as a member of Japan’s royal family, will speak on “Constructing the History of Japanese Art in the British Museum” on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Hawaiʻi Pacific University. [...]
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But due to health concerns, the trip has now been cancelled: Princess Akiko of Japan cancels Hawaii visit after fainting, going to hospital as precaution
 
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Emperor Akihito hosted a luncheon for the ministers at the Imperial Palace on December 19, 2013. Crown Prince Naruhito was present as well.



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200th Anniversary of Empress Go-Sakuramachi | Royal Hats
On Tuesday, the Imperial Religious Ceremonies commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740-1813) were held both in Tokyo and Kyoto (the Empress was the last female monarch in Japan). Princess Akiko attended the ceremony held at the mausoleum of the Empress in Kyoto.
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If there is a more appropriate thread to post this event, it would be most kind of the moderators to do so.
 
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