Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko Current Events Part 3: May 2017 - April 2019

[Prisma]

On July 19th, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended the 15th Sea Festa held at the Citizen Arts and Culture Center in Niigata City. His speech included condolences to victims of heavy rain in western Japan.

Photos: Sankei, Getty Image

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[Prisma]

On July 26th, Prince Akishino privately visited the rain damaged area in Hiroshima. He visited evacuation centers, Saiseikai Hiroshima hospital, Saiseikai operated nursing home, and toured the damage along a river. He is president of Social Welfare Organization "Saiseikai" Imperial Gift Foundation.

Video: fnn.jp

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[Prisma]

On July 30th, Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, and Prince Hisahito visited the Shokeikan Museum for Wounded Soldiers in Chiyoda ward, Tokyo.

Photos: Asahi, Getty Images

しょうけい館 戦傷病者史料館：English

The Shokei-kan is a national facility that collects, preserves and exhibits verbal testimony, historical materials, books and information about various hardships experienced during and after the war by sick and wounded servicemen, as well as their families, etc., and provides an opportunity for posterity to learn about those hardships.

 

[Prisma]

On July 31st, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visited an exhibition and reception celebrating the 3000th broadcast of the TV program "Imperial Family Album" in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) started the 15 minute show on Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko's wedding in 1959 and will reach its 3000th episode this August. Prince Akishino inspected a camera used for the wedding and laughed at footage of his younger self. [Mainichi]

Photos: Getty Images

ETA: Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko attend party for 3,000th broadcast of Imperial Family TV program - The Mainichi

 

[Prisma]

On August 7th, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended the opening ceremony of the 42nd National High School Cultural Festival held in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.

Photo 4 in Sankei Imperial Weekly #551

 

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Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito paid a visit to the Memorial Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victimes at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City today, August 10:


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[Prisma]

According to Asahi, this was a private visit using Prince Hisahito's summer holidays. They visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for an hour afterward. Then, the prince listened to a survivor who was 7 years old at a nearby hotel when the bomb dropped. He thanked her for speaking.

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FNN video

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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended a ceremony for Japan's National Team prior to the upcoming Asian Games in Tokyo today, August 13. The Games will take place from August 18 to September 2:


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[Lady Nimue]

Why is half his mustache shaven off?

 

[Princess Larisa]

It isn’t, his mustache has just gone unevenly grey and looks weird in this photo. But that would be an interesting development for a Japanese royal

As you can see here, he colours his hair
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[Lady Nimue]

It isn’t, his mustache has just gone unevenly grey and looks weird in this photo. But that would be an interesting development for a Japanese royal. ?

As you can see here, he colours his hair
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I see. Thank you, Princess Larisa.

 

[Prisma]

A few more photos and video of the 18th Asian Games send-off ceremony:
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ETA: On August 11th, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended the closing of the 42nd National High School Cultural Festival held in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture. Next year's high school cultural festival will be held in Saga Prefecture from July 27.

NHK video

 

[Prisma]

On September 1st, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended the memorial service for victims of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake at Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall.

Photos: Sankei, Getty Images

 

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Today, September 3, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko viewed the Inten Exhibition conducted by the Nihonbijutsuin at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum:


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[Prisma]

Prince Akishino will be honorary president of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Japan's organizing committee and IHA coordinated to ask Prince Akishino as he will be Crown Prince next year and the significance of the first rugby world cup to be held in Japan (and first in Asia). He will attend the opening ceremony on September 20 next year and the first match between Japan and Russia.

The Imperial family's history with rugby: Prince Chichibu and Prince Tomohito served as president of Japan's Rugby Association. The Emperor and Empress have watched Japanese rugby championships and national team performances.

Source: Sankei

ETA: Rugby: Prince Akishino to assume honorary presidency of RWC 2019 - The Mainichi

 

[Prisma]

On September 12th, Princess Kiko attended the 130th anniversary ceremony of the Red Cross Society Aomori Branch founding in Aomori Prefecture.

Getty Image and NHK video

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[Prisma]

On September 20th, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended the 29th Fukuoka Prize in Fukuoka Prefecture. The prize honors "those who have made outstanding contributions to academia, arts, and culture in Asia." [About Fukuoka Prize | Fukuoka Prize]

Photo: fukuishimbun.co.jp
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[Prisma]

Princess Kiko will visit the Netherlands in October to attend the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health. It will be her first solo visit aboard. She has been president of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association for over 20 years.
Source: NHK

I expect she'll make a courtesy visit to King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.

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Princess Kiko will privately visit the Netherlands October 23-28. On the 24th, she will attend the opening ceremony of the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health; on the 25th, she will attend the Prince Chichibu Memorial Tuberculosis Prevention Award ceremony. She will become honorary member of the International TB Lung Disease Prevention Federation, recognizing her outstanding achievement in TB prevention on the 26th. A symposium and museum visit are also scheduled during her trip abroad.

Sources: Jiji, Sankei, Mainichi

Maybe she won't meet any Dutch royals since this is a "private" trip.

 

[Prisma]

Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visited Yamaguchi Prefecture October 2-3 for the National Urban Greenery Festival and flower exposition. They also visited Kintai Bridge and a medical welfare facility.

NHK video and photos below:

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ETA: Good photos and report from this blogger. He and his wife went to the flower exposition but didn't know about the royal visit. They were upset at the various closures and 1 hour wait time at first. However, all was forgiven when the prince and princess appeared.

 

[iceflower]

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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended the 2nd ASEAN - Japan Music Festival in Tokyo today, October 4:


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[Prisma]

Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visited Fukui Prefecture October 8-9 for the 73rd National Sports Festival.

On the 8th, they visited the Varve Museum in Wakasa and Echizen Old Kiln Museum. On the 9th, they visited the 9.98 stadium, Black Dragon Sake Brewery, and Fukui Prefectural University before attending the closing ceremony of the 73rd National Sports Festival.

Sources: fukuishimbun 1, 2, 3, 4 and chunichi.co.jp

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[iceflower]

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Today, October 12, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended a forum to support crime victims operated by the National Network for Victim Support in Tokyo:


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[Prisma]

On October 15th, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko attended the opening ceremony of the 17th World Lake Conference in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Photos: Sankei, ibarakinews.jp

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Princess Kiko currently is in the Netherlands. This evening, October 23, she attended the Union President's Centennial Dinner in Den Haag prior to the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health tomorrow:


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[Prisma]

Prince Akishino will visit Thailand in December to receive an honorary doctorate from Mahasarakham University for his work on catfish. Most likely December 12-15 and the trip is private.

Source: Asahi

 

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Together with Princess Margriet, Princess Kiko attended the opening of the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Den Haag today, October 24:


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[Prisma]

Princess Kiko also visited a health care center in Amsterdam before the opening of the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health.

Photos: Asahi

Video of the Union President's Centennial Dinner on the 23rd:

 

[Somebody]

Assuming they also heard the news of Mette-Marit a conference on lung health is even more appropriate/needed.

 

[Prisma]

On October 25th, Princess Kiko attended the Prince Chichibu Memorial Tuberculosis Prevention award ceremony at The Hague.

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[Prisma]

On October 26th, Princess Kiko became an honorary member of the International TB and Lung Disease Prevention Coalition. At a subsequent round table, she was reunited with about 20 former trainees who participated in Japan's TB Prevention Society. Representatives from Zambia, Cambodia, Thailand, and other countries expressed congratulations.

Photos: Asahi