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:
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.
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:
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.
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.
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:
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:
The above post by kapenott88 contains photos of Prince Akishino and Princess Kako attending "Inter-High School Cultural Festival" in Otzy, Shiga Prefecture.
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.
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:
Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko are currently visiting Brazil until November 8 to commemorate the 120th anniversary of bilateral relations between Japan and Brazil.
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:
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: