Crown Prince & Crown Princess Akishino Current Events Part 1: May 2019 -

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Crown Princess Kiko will also participate in the seminar's group discussions on March 1 according to Asahi Imperial schedule February 27 - March 5.

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Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS, Ikushi Prize award ceremony in Tokyo on March 2:


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On March 3rd, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended the 11th Japan Medical Association Akahige "Redbeard" Awards reception at the Palace Hotel Tokyo. The award honors doctors devoted to community medicine for a long time.

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On March 10th, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended the Great Tokyo Air Raid 78th anniversary memorial service at Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall in Sumida, Tokyo. About 100 people attended the scaled-down event as pandemic limits remain in place for now.

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On March 18th, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko met the Japanese delegation for the 10th International Abilympics at Akasaka East residence. 30 athletes will compete in 17 events, such as tailoring, dental technician, floral arrangements and computer programming, in Metz, France. The Abilympics is a work skill competition for people with disabilities.

The crown prince couple spoke to the team for about 45 minutes without masks considering ventilation and keeping a distance. When asked about struggles, an athlete mentioned the tools are different between France and Japan.

The first Abilympics was held in Tokyo in 1981 with then-Crown Prince Akihito as honorary president. The Akishino couple took over meeting Abilympics participants after the accession.

Photos: Sankei, Kyodo

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10th International Abilympics... I've never heard of this. Guess that's because I don't watch TV or read the paper. The competitors being called athletes is kind of interesting.

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Akishino is NOT officially Crown Prince. He declined to be in that position when Naruhito succeeded the throne. Why he declined? Because if he assumed the role of Crown Prince he and his family cannot perform "official duties" as honorary president of various organizations that reward him or his family considerable sum of money for attending the congregations and making speeches, etc.
Most of their "official duties" as honorary are made by Michiko during his husband's time (1989-2019) because by accepting them as honorary makes it easier to get more subsidy from the government.