Crown Prince Naruhito: Current Events

[Vanesa]

Hey! That's mean that Crownprince Naruhito will be Emperor for a while?

Vanesa.

[Elspeth]

I don't think so; it's just that the Prince will be performing some of his duties in his absence. I assume this has happened before when the Emperor was out of the country.

[Princess Robijn]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

I don't think so; it's just that the Prince will be performing some of his duties in his absence. I assume this has happened before when the Emperor was out of the country.

Does that mean the CP would act as Regent??

[wlee]

Prince Naruhito attended the Japanese Derby on May 27.

Photo from Mainichi

[fanletizia]

Crown Prince Naruhito waits for the arrival of the visiting British Prince Andrew at the Togu Palace in Tokyo Thursday, May 31, 2007. Imperial Palace official announced that Naruhito will undergo a surgery on June 6 to remove polyp in the duodenum.

Britain's Royal Family on Yahoo! News Photos

[Vanesa]

Don't worry. This surgery is not so dangerous. The Crownprice will be allright in no time. Nowadays, polyp surgery it's easy. I don't know what kind of surgery must he exactly has, but some of them could cauterized.

Vanesa.

[mandyy]

Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo, right, is welcomed by Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Monday, June 25, 2007.

photos from AP via Yahoo
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[Vanesa]

What kind of relationships does Japan have with Guyana?

Vanesa.

[fanletizia]

Crown Prince Naruhito speaks during a news conference in Tokyo July 6, 2007 ahead of next week's visit to Mongolia. Japan's Crown Prince said on Friday that it would still take some time for his wife to recover fully from a stress-induced mental illness, and asked the Japanese people to watch over her with warmness.

Yahoo! News Photo

[mandyy]

Prince Naruhito riding a horse in Mongolia on July 11, 2007
pic from Mainichi news

Prince Naruhito meetingthe Japanese ambassador to Mongolia at ambassador's residence on July 12, 2007

pic from mainichi news

[dazzling]

Crown prince to visit Brazil next June - article

[mandyy]

Japan Crown Prince Made Honorary President Of UN Water Advisory Board
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan to serve as honorary president of his Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation.
The advisory board was formed in 2004 to heighten public awareness of water and sanitation issues and provide advice to the secretary-general, U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said..........
link

Crown prince assumes honorary presidency of U.N. advisory board
Japan Today - News - Crown prince assumes honorary presidency of U.N. advisory board

[Vanesa]

What a sad thing that the Presidence must be only "Honorary"! I think that the Crownprince could so an excellent work there...

Vanesa.

[The Watcher]

Originally Posted by Vanesa

What a sad thing that the Presidence must be only "Honorary"! I think that the Crownprince could so an excellent work there...
Vanesa.

Willem-Alexander is already the 'real' President and doing a great job The Crown Prince of Japan can help to increase people's awareness on water and sanitation issues.

Press release UNSGAB: UNSGAB Water and Sanitation
The board: http://www.unsgab.org/img/shanghai01.jpg

[mandyy]

Japan Today - News - Crown prince lectures at women's college

Photo from JIJI press

[Vanesa]

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Willem-Alexander is already the 'real' President and doing a great job The Crown Prince of Japan can help to increase people's awareness on water and sanitation issues.

Press release UNSGAB: UNSGAB Water and Sanitation
The board: http://www.unsgab.org/img/shanghai01.jpg

I hope so! Prince Willem-Alexander is a very dilligent person, and always performs his duties excellently. No doubt Crownprince Naruhito will help.

Vanesa.

[Elspeth]

I've split the discussion about the IHA rebuking Prince Naruhito for neglecting his parents, along with the discussion about the way the IHA is favouring the Akishino family these days; you can find it here:

Public criticism of the Crown Prince by the IHA and the Emperor

[mandyy]

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito jogs with his bodyguards and unidentified officials around the Togu Palace residence in Tokyo March 11, 2008.

Reuters
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[mandyy]

Photos of Prince Naruhito during his visit in Brasilia, Brazil on June 17, 2008.

Photos from Reuters, AP via Yahoo