On the morning of October 12, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan arrived at the Gakushuin Elementary School in Tokyo to watch Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko perform “…gymnastics duringher school’s athletic festival…” according to FNN News.
The imperial couple also attended the opening ceremony of the 13th National Sports Festival for People with Disabilities in Tokyo.
And, finally, in the evening, His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito attended a Plácido Domingo concert, held at the Tokyo International Forum, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Japanese-Spanish relations.
On October 7, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan watched a boxing competition during the 2013 Sports Festival Tokyo.
On October 3, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan attended special ceremony in Tokyo to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Japanese Disabled Veterans Association (JDVA). According to various sources, the JDVA has decided to end their organization due to its “…aging and declining membership which has fallen from 350,000 to 5,000.”
On October 2, 2013, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan held an audience with the Prime Minister of Spain, Mr. Mariano Rajoy, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Prime Minister Rajoy is currently on a three-day visit to Japan to participate in the Japan-Spain Business Seminar.
On the evening of Tuesday, October 1, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan attended a concert held at he New National Theater Tokyo.
On September 26, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan attended a special ceremony at the New Otani Hotel in Tokyo to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the International Youth Development Exchange Program.
Created in 1994 the program is “…designed to give Japanese aged 18 to 30 the chance to visit countries around the world, and to invite foreign youths to Japan…” according to NHK.
After the ceremony the crown prince and crown princess attended a reception where they met with participants of the program which included “…240 foreign youths who have just arrived in Japan.”
On September 22, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan visited the city of Kōriyama in the Fukushima Prefecture for the day.
The imperial couple’s first stop was a visit to a “…facility that measures the radiation levels of produce…” according to the Mainichi Daily News. Thereafter, the crown prince and crown princess visited a temporary housing shelter where they met with 80 residents from Futaba who lost everything due to the March 11, 2011, 9.0 earthquake off the Tōhoku coast and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant meltdown that followed. The day ended with a visit to an indoor playground.
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