On March 26, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited an “…orange farms near the Suzaki Imperial Villa in the Shizuoka prefecture…” Meanwhile, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, accompanied by their daughter, Princess Aiko, arrived at the Nagano train station. The imperial crown prince family will be on holiday for the next few days.
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Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan Visit the Ise Grand Shrines. (VIDEO)
On March 25, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan, accompanied by their children, visited the Ise Grand Shrines in Ise in the Mie prefecture in Japan.
Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan Visit the Ise Grand Shrines. (VIDEO)
On March 25, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan, accompanied by their children, visited the Ise Grand Shrines in Ise in the Mie prefecture in Japan.
Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan Attend a Memorial Service at the National Theatre in Tokyo. (VIDEOS)
On March 11, 2013, Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan attended a national memorial service held at the National Theatre, Chiyoda-ku in Tokyo.
Their Imperial Majesties along with representatives from the Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, members of the Japanese government and dozens of foreign ambassadors paid tribute to the victims of the March 11, 2011, devastating earthquake and tsunami and “…nuclear crisis that killed almost 19,000 people and stranded 315,000 evacuees, including refugees who fled radiation from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant.”
TIMs Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan Attend a Concert. (VIDEO)
On the evening of March 9, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan attended a charity concert, The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction, held at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
The charity concert was held to raise funds for the Great East Japan and Tsunami Orphans organization. The Emperor and Empress along with hundreds of attendees listened to violinist, Mr. Mariko Senju, and Soprano singer, Ms.Yumiko Samejima to name a few.
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan Delivers a Speech During the United Nations Special Thematic Session, Water and Disasters. (VIDEO)
On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan gave keynote speech during the United Nations special thematic session, Water and Disasters, in New York.
In his speech the heir to the Chrysanthemum throne “…called for international discussions to improve the world’s preparedness for tsunami and other water-related disasters…” according to various sources.
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HIH Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan Meets With IOC Commission Members.
On Monday, March 4, 2013, His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, accompanied by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, welcomed the International Olympic Commission and Inspectors to Tokyo. Japan is bidding for the upcoming 2020 Olympics.
According to ESPN via the Associated Press the Japanese bid organizers “…are hoping to win over the International Olympic Committee after Tokyo failed in its bid for the 2016 Games, which went to Rio de Janeiro.”
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