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Prince Akishino's visit in Romania extended from 3 to 4 days
Date: 15-05-2009
The Japanese Ambassador to Bucharest, Yoshinobu Higashi said, at a press conference on Wednesday,
that the visit of Prince Akishino and his wife was extended from 3 to 4 days as they are impatient to visit Romania.
Prince and Princess Akishino will stay at Lake Villa 1 during their visit in Romania.
The minister of culture Theodor Paleologu will be in charge of the honorary mission organized in Romania.
During his stay in Romania prince and princess Akishino will meet president Traian Basescu.
In fact the head of state will organize a dinner party on 20 May.
The prince and princess will pay visits to the chairmen of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies,
Mircea Geoana and Roberta Anastase.
They will also visit the National Museum Cotroceni and Parliament Palace.
The official visit will begin on May 19 with the Japanese School
and in the evening there will be a reception offered by the ambassador
with the participation of all people who have contributed to the development of relations between Romania and Japan.
Prince Akishino, the second son of the emperor of Japan, Akihito and his wife,
Princess Kiko will make an official visit in Romania, upon president Traian Basescu's invitation.
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Romanian President Welcomes Prince Akishino Of Japan And Princess Kiko
Date: 21-05-2009
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Prince Akishino and his wide visited Wednesday the Cotroceni Museum and met with Senate chairman Mircea Geoana and Chamber of Deputies speaker Roberta Anastase. Japan痴 ambassador to Bucharest, Yoshinobu Higashi, told a press conference last week that the visit of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko to Romania was extended from three to four days at their request, as they are very anxious to learn more things about Romania.
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Prince Charles Arrived In Romania to Launch the 鼎arpati・Project
Date: 22-05-2009
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Tokyo to seek royal help for 2016 Olympic bid
EmailMay-28-09 11:08pm
From: www.afp.com
Tokyo will ask Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako to help its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, matching stars lined up by other candidate cities, the capital's governor said Thursday.
"It will be absolutely necessary to solicit kind help from the imperial family for the benefit of the Japanese people and for the history of Japan," said Shintaro Ishihara, who also heads Tokyo's Olympic bid committee.
"We plan to make a formal request through the government in the days ahead," he said, adding that it might be too unconventional to ask Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to undertake the role.
He said Tokyo would ask the 49-year-old prince to present its bid to around 100 members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on October 1, the day before the meeting in Copenhagen at which they will choose the Olympics venue.
The four candidate cities will also have an opportunity to showcase their bids to IOC members at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne in mid-June.
Ishihara was speaking after hosting a reception for 56 Tokyo-based foreign diplomats, including 17 ambassadors, to promote Tokyo's plan to host what it calls the "most compact and environmentally friendly" Olympics.
Tokyo's plea to the royals follows its rival candidates' support from their global celebrities.
Chicago has US President Barack Obama and Rio de Janeiro Brazilian football legend Pele while Madrid has the galaxy of Spanish Spanish soccer stars as well King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia.
Brazil was represented by a senior diplomat at Tokyo's reception. The United States and Spain did not attend.
Ishihara, 76, a novelist-turned-politician famous for controversial remarks, said he had not sought the support of a prominent political figure because it was uncertain who would head Japan's government in October.
Polls show that the Liberal Democratic Party of Prime Minister Taro Aso, a former Olympic clay target shooter, could lose to the opposition Democratic Party in a general election which must be held by September.
"There has been a succession of prime ministers in recent years but I'm not sure if they were material or figures who can symbolise Japan," said Ishihara.
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Third birthday for Prince Hisahito of Japan
September 6, 12:42 AMJapan Headlines ExaminerJoshua Williams
Prince Hisahito, currently the third in line for the Japanese throne, turned three years old on September 6th. By all Japanese media accounts, the Prince seems to be a happy, healthy, polite young boy.
Reports say that the prince is currently about 3' 1” tall, and weighs around 30 lbs. He likes to do outdoor activities, such as riding his tricycle, playing with toy balls, and helping with gardening.
About the Japanese Imperial line
Prince Hisahito is the third child and first son of Prince Fumihito and Princess Kiko. Prince Fumihito is second in line to the throne of Japan after his brother, the Crown Prince Naruhito. Crown Prince Naruhito has one daughter, Princess Aiko.
Before Prince Hisahito's birth, the Imperial Family of Japan, which currently has 23 members, had been plagued by a lack of male heirs. There had been debate within Japan about whether to amend laws towards the archaic Imperial succession system to allow for female heirs to the thrown. However, with Prince Hisahito's birth in 2006, the call for imperial equality has been largely stifled.
Japan's imperial family is said by some to stretch back more than 2,500 years, following a traditional line of male succession. Although there have on occasion been reigning Empresses in Japan, the last being in the 18th century, conservatives tend to dismiss their presence as mere placeholders in history.
Japanese Emperors were regarded as descendants of the Gods among the people of Japan until Emperor Hirohito renounced divinity after World War II. These days the Imperial Family acts largely as a symbol with quasi-celebrity status within Japan, performing public duties and ceremonies.
While the Imperial Family has not sway over Japanese laws or policies, the reigning Emperor, currently Akihito, has the job of performing appointment ceremonies for top public officials, such as the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Cabinet members, and Ambassadors. (The new U.S. Ambassador to Japan, John Roos, met briefly with the Emperor in August to confirm his appointment.) The actual choices for top public servants are done by officials within the Japanese government.
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That is true. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako will attend (hello -- a couple!).
Heck, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain are going, and they're old-school Euro royalty, for heaven's sake, all armadas and global navigation
and Raffy Nadal matches. Imagine how busy!
