Prince Akishino & Princess Kiko: Current Events part 1

[Mandy]

Welcome to Part 1 of the Prince Akishino & Princess Kiko thread where you may post recent news, pictures, comments and articles. Please remember to follow the Attachment and Copyright Rules. Happy posting!

 

[mandyy]

A photo of the Children's World Summit for the Enviroment that Princess Akishino and Princess Kiko attended on July 26, 2005.

#1: NHK news
#2: Asahi News
#3-4: From Aichi Expo site-Princess Kiko visits the UN pavillion at the Aichi expo in June, 2005

 

[mandyy]

Website of the Children's World Summit for the Environment that Prince Akishino's family is participating during these 4 days.
http://www.children-summit.jp/eng_g/index.html

"His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino has agreed to act as the Honorary President of the 2005 Children's World Summit for the Environment from April 1, 2005. "
Quote from the following website
http://www.children-summit.jp/eng_g/news.html

 

[mandyy]

More news article about the summit

Japan hosts 'children's summit' on the environment
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050726/sc_afp/unenvironmentjapan_050726171127

 

[mandyy]

#1: A larger photo from Kyodo news of them attending the summit on July 26, 2005.
#2: (Asahi news) The Family visiting Aichi expo on July 25
#3: Yomiuri News from July 25

 

[mandyy]

Children gather for UN Environment Summit in Japan
http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=360428

 

[mandyy]

News from JIJI press
Prince Akishino is going to visit Thailand next month from August 17 to 24 for his academic research.

 

[mandyy]

The closing ceremony of the Children's World Summit for the Environment on July 29, 2005 at the Aichi Expo.

#1: NHK news

 

[mandyy]

Photos of the opening ceremony of the summit

#1-2:From United Nations Environment Programme website
#3-4: Yomiuri News

 

[mandyy]

Prince Akishino's family visited foreign pavillions of the Aichi Expo.

Photos from Official Aichi Expo webiste
#1-2,5: Aug 10
#3-4,6: Aug. 11

 

[mandyy]

More photos of their visit to Aichi Expo in August

All from Yomiuri News
#1-3: Aug 10
#4-6: Aug. 11
#7-8: Aug. 12

 

[kei893265]

Prince Akishino's family inspects Aichi Expo

August 10, 2005.

Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, their first daughter Princess Mako inspects Aichi Expo 2005.
They went to at the Southeast Asiain pavilion (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Laos, Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia).

Prince Akishino family inspects Aichi Expo 2005 till on the 12 August.
(from YOMIURI news)

this news video (from Aichi Expo official website)
http://www.expo2005.or.jp/jp/E0/E1/asx/topics081004m060akishino.asx

 

[kei893265]

Prince Akishino's family inspects Aichi Expo

August 11, 2005.

Prince and Princess Akishino inspected the Argentina pavilion,
the Mongolian pavilion, and the Bhutan pavilion in Aichi Expo 2005.
Princess Mako and Kako participated in the "kids ecology-tour."

From the afternoon, the South Pacific pavilion, the Vietnam pavilion,
the Australia pavilion, the Nepal pavilion,the India pavilion,
and the Nature (/the Nature of woods) pavilion were inspected with the family.
(from Aichi Expo official website)

this news video (from Aichi Expo official website)
http://www.expo2005.or.jp/jp/E0/E1/asx/topics081103m060akishino.asx

 

[kei893265]

family of prince Akishino at Aichi expo on July 25, 2005. (from Aichi Expo official website)http://www.expo2005.or.jp/jp/E0/E1/asx/topics072502m060akishino.asx

 

[ACBonelli]

Thank you mandyy and kei893265 for the photos, information and videos!

 

[kei893265]

Prince Akishino's family inspects Aichi Expo

12 August, 2005

Prince Akishino family inspected the "Global house" pavilion.
They saw the mammoth that had been frozen it was in this pavilion.

And They went to the TOYOTA pavilion and the HITACHI pavilion.
Princess Mako and Kako rode in an electric car in there.

Finally, Prince Akishino family inspected the Africa pavilion and returned to Tokyo.


this news video.
http://www.expo2005.or.jp/jp/E0/E1/asx/topics081203m060akishino.asx

photo.
#1,2 at the "Global house"
#3 at the Mexico pavilion. Akishino family hears the information from a guide.

(all from Aichi Expo official website)

 

[fanletizia]

Prince Akishino of Japan (L) looks at a local traditional exhibition during a visit to the Siam Society in Bangkok, 23 August 2005

 

[mandyy]

From Newscom
Prince Akishino of Japan smiles during his visit to The Siam Society in Bangkok on Aug 23.

 

[mandyy]

#1:Japanese Prince Akishino (3rd R) and Princess Kiko (R) release one of five artificially bred white storks during a ceremony at a park in Toyooka city, Hyogo prefecture, 24 September 2005. Five artificially bred white storks flew into open skies from a Japanese park 24 September as part of a half-century effort to protect and return the endangered species to the wild. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
#2: AAP image
#3: Photo of the couple on the same day at another event from Kobe News
#4-9: Yomiuri news
#4-6: Oct. 24
#7-9: Oct. 23
#10: Getty images


An article about the News: Japan releases endangered storks into the wild
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/24092005/323/japan-releases-endangered-storks-wild.html

 

[mandyy]

Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko and Princess Mako visiting the "Cultural Crossings-Tang Art and Japanese Envoys" exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2005.

#1: Yomiuri News

 

[Harmony]

Thanks for the picture. Prince Akishino is turning very grey. He is too young to have so much white hair. I wonder whether that is due to stress or genetics.

 

[mandyy]

Prince and Princess Akishino in Tottori Prefecture
Yomiuri News
#1,3: Oct 9, 2005.
#2: Oct 10, 2005.

 

[mandyy]

Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visiting Aomori on Oct. 14, 2005.

#1,2 (Oct 15), 3 (Oct.16):Toonippo
#1,Mutusinpou

 

[mandyy]

#1: (Newscom) HIROSHIMA, Japan - Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko lay flowers at the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing during their visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Oct. 21. (Kyodo)
#2: Chugoku Shimbun

 

[mandyy]

#1: (Yomiuri news) Prince Akishino visiting Sendai's Yagiyama Zoological Park on Oct. 25

 

[mandyy]

Prince Akishino visiting the Faith and Syncretism: Saicho and the Treasures of Tendai exhibition in Kyoto National Museum on Oct. 8, 2005.

#1: Yomiuri news

 

[mandyy]

Photos of the Akishino family of their visit to the Aichi Expo on Aug. 11, 2005 from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcowboy/

 

[Incas]

Thanks for the picture. Prince Akishino is turning very grey. He is too young to have so much white hair. I wonder whether that is due to stress or genetics.

Plus the mustache, it puts him in a different age group than his wife.

 

[Emily]

Here's my not nice comment for today: the front of his hair reminds me of a horses forelocks! I think he needs to get a trim.

 

[mandyy]

Prince Akishino visitis Fukuoka on Nov. 9, 2005.

#1: Yomiuri news