Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko Current Events Part 2: November 2006 - April 2017

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On February 26 Princess Kiko was in Fukuoka to attend the 66th Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association General Assembly.


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Prince Akishino and Princess Kako visited an exhibition by Daniel Ost in Kurashiki, Okayama on March 1.


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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko together with Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong attended a dinner to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Japan-Laos diplomatic relations at the Laos embassy in Tokyo today, March 5:



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People in Tokyo marked 70 years since the city was devastated by a massive US air raid during World War II today, March 10. Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended a memorial service in Tokyo.



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Princess Kiko and Princess Kako watched the movie 'Kaze-ni-Tatsu-Lion' in Tokyo on March 23, 2015.



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Today, April 6, Prince Akishino visited the area in Hiroshima Prefecture that was hit by mudslides in August 2014, 74 people were killed back then.



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Is thier a cultural reason the Royal ladies virtually always stick to white or creme clothing?

 

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On May 7 Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko viewed the special exhibition 'Masterpieces of Kosan-ji Temple: the complete scrolls of Choju Giga, Frolicking Animals' at the Tokyo National Museum:



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Princess Kiko and Princess Kako attended a charity preview of the movie 'Marie Heurtin' in Tokyo on May 19:


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On May 20 Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visited Kongobuji Temple and the Koyasan Reihokan Museum of Mount Koya in Koya, Wakayama, the followig day they attended the 'Kechigan Hoe' ceremony at Kongobuji Temple in Koya, Wakayama.



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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended the annual memorial service at Tokyo's Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery on May 25. The cemetery is the national Japanese cemetery for unknown war dead in the World War II.



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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visited the exhibition hall of Daijosai after the Otaue (Rice Planting) festival on June 7, 2015 in Okazaki, Aichi:


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Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito watched the insect documentary movie 'Ari-no-mama-de-itai' special screening at the Space SF Shiodome in Tokyo on June 20:



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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko opened the 22nd Tokyo International Book Fair at Tokyo Big Sight on July 1, 2015:



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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visited the Ariake 8 Expo at Kumamoto Port in Kumamoto on July 22:


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Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito watched the insect documentary movie 'Ari-no-mama-de-itai' special screening at the Space SF Shiodome in Tokyo on June 20:



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Beautiful little boy.... so cute !!!!thanks for the pix

 

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I feel so sorry for that little boy.

 

[tommy100]

Could't really get the message out there that he's the future of the monarchy if they tried any harder. So sad

 

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28 July 2015

https://ru-royalty.livejournal.com/3242670.html

The above post by kapenott88 contains photos of Prince Akishino and Princess Kako attending "Inter-High School Cultural Festival" in Otzy, Shiga Prefecture.

 

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Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, Princess Kako and Prince Hisahito visited the National Showa Memorial Museum in Tokyo on August 7 to view exhibits related to the Pacific War, or the war between Japan and the Allied Forces fought in the Asia-Pacific region during World War II.



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Delighted to see how he has grown !

 

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Indeed

 

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Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, Princess Kako and Prince Hisahito attended an event to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa during the World War II in Tokyo today, August 17:


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Kako has turned into real beauty and Hisahito is a very handsome young man.

 

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31 August

https://youtu.be/vpe7Q_Q-M-8

http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASH8Y5559H8YULPI005.html

Princess Kiko and Princess Kako inaugurated the 32nd Sign Language Contest among students of high schools.

 

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15 September 2015

Prince Akishino and his wife visited the Japanese Red Cross Society General Welfare Center in Shibuya, Tokyo

Photogallery of the above visit

 

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Prince Akishino and Princess Mako watched a match of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2015 at Ariake colosseum, Tokyo, today, October 7:



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Princess Kiko and Princess Mako viewed an exhibition of paintings by Claude Monet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum on October 16:



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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko are currently visiting Brazil until November 8 to commemorate the 120th anniversary of bilateral relations between Japan and Brazil.

Here are some pics of their first day:


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUP6i9seDUQ

 

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Yesterday, October 29, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visited Sao Paulo's University and the Instituto Butantan, a biomedical research centre, and they attended the commemoration of the 120 years of the Japan-Brazil friendship at the Palacio dos Bandeirantes:



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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko met with Japanese immigrants to Brazil in Brasilia on November 5 praising them for their role in linking the two countries:



** kyodonews.net: Prince Akishino honors Japanese immigrants in Brazil **


** kyodonews.net: Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko mark 120th anniv. of Japan-Brazil ties **