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Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish on Thursday for a peaceful year for people affected by disasters, including a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan's Noto Peninsula a year ago.
"I'm concerned about the suffering of many people who are still living a difficult life," the Emperor said in his New Year's address to a crowd of people gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
"I know that there will be many difficulties, but I hope that this year will be a peaceful and good year for everyone," he said.
The emperor made the speech during his New Year's greeting to the public when he appeared on the balcony of the palace along with Empress Masako and other members of the imperial family, including Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko.
The New Year's greeting event was canceled last year because of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1, 2024.
With no advance registration required for this year's event, the palace is open to anyone who wishes to enter, just as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako also received New Year's greetings from other imperial family members and the country's leaders, including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, at a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Imperial family members, including Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of the emperor, and his wife, Crown Princess Kiko, delivered statements to celebrate the start of the New Year to the emperor and empress, followed by similar greetings by Ishiba, his Cabinet ministers and the heads of both chambers of parliament.
Prince Hisahito, the son of Akishino and Kiko who turned 18 last year and became an adult member of the imperial family, is set to start attending events at the palace after a coming-of-age ceremony to be held for him following his high school graduation this spring. He did not join the New Year's ceremony on Wednesday and did not appear at Thursday's greeting event.
do we see a diamond brooch on the Empress ?
another December birthday
nice footage of the Empress on her birthday
www3.nhk.or.jp
Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish on Thursday for a peaceful year for people affected by disasters, including a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan's Noto Peninsula a year ago.
"I'm concerned about the suffering of many people who are still living a difficult life," the Emperor said in his New Year's address to a crowd of people gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
"I know that there will be many difficulties, but I hope that this year will be a peaceful and good year for everyone," he said.
The emperor made the speech during his New Year's greeting to the public when he appeared on the balcony of the palace along with Empress Masako and other members of the imperial family, including Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko.
The New Year's greeting event was canceled last year because of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1, 2024.
With no advance registration required for this year's event, the palace is open to anyone who wishes to enter, just as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako also received New Year's greetings from other imperial family members and the country's leaders, including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, at a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Imperial family members, including Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of the emperor, and his wife, Crown Princess Kiko, delivered statements to celebrate the start of the New Year to the emperor and empress, followed by similar greetings by Ishiba, his Cabinet ministers and the heads of both chambers of parliament.
Prince Hisahito, the son of Akishino and Kiko who turned 18 last year and became an adult member of the imperial family, is set to start attending events at the palace after a coming-of-age ceremony to be held for him following his high school graduation this spring. He did not join the New Year's ceremony on Wednesday and did not appear at Thursday's greeting event.
do we see a diamond brooch on the Empress ?
another December birthday
nice footage of the Empress on her birthday
Japan's Empress Masako turns 61 | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japan's Empress Masako turned 61 on Monday. She issued a statement, saying 2024 began in a deeply painful manner due to a major earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year's Day.
www3.nhk.or.jp
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