His Imperial Highness Emperor Akihito of Japan held an audience with the President of Paraguay, Mr. Fernando Lugo, at the Imperial Palace on May 30, 2012.
According to the Mainichi Daily News via the Imperial Household Agency the emperor, “… expressed his gratitude of Japanese-Paraguayans who sent 1 million blocks of Tofu made using Paraguayan soybeans to the March 2011 disaster hit regions in Japan…”
And, finally, here is a news report regarding last week’s event, Nights in Monaco. In the clip, there are brief interviews with His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, Baroness Elisabeth De Massy and her lovely daughter (in French).
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Source: Mainichi Daily News via the Imperial Household Agency
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