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10-16-2022, 04:28 AM
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On October 16th, Princess Kako attended "Girls Messe 2022 - Community Action Challenge 100 Award and B-P Award Ceremony" hosted by the Girl Scouts Japan Federation at SYD Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Students working on issues such as gender equality and menstrual poverty through community based social contributions were commended. The winning activities were presented. Princess Kako met the winners after the ceremony. "Girls Messe 2022" also commemorates International Day of the Girl Child on October 11.
Kako's speech mentions, "I hope that gender equality will be achieved in Japan as well, that everyone will be able to have a wider range of choices in life, and that they will be able to choose the path that maximizes their potential. I sincerely hope that it will become a commonplace in society."
Photos/info: AP Images, FNN, Sankei, TBS, Mainichi
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10-16-2022, 07:33 AM
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She really is an asset to the imperial family.
Although her remarks might not be welcomed by everyone.
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10-16-2022, 10:24 AM
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She is going to be missed whenever she presumably leaves.
Or will she in fact be a part of gender equalizing and get to stay....?
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10-28-2022, 08:04 PM
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 Unlikely with the slow pace of the government and unwillingness of the LDP and their allies.
On October 28th, Princess Kako visited Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara Prefecture. Wearing worship clothes, she arrived early to tour the main shrine and temporary Wakamiya hall. Then, she changed into a pink dress to view the restored sub-shrine Wakamiya Shrine which was completed in September.
Wakamiya Shrine holds objects of worship and undergoes a large-scale restoration called "Shikinenzōtai" once every 20 years. At night, Princess Kako attended and worshipped at the Senza-sai Festival, following the completion of the rebuilding. Gagaku music played and the sacred objects were moved to the shrine from their temporary location. Meals were offered at the altar and Princess Kako offered tamagushi, ending the ritual after more than 2 hours.
Photos: Mainichi, Asahi, AP Images, NHK, https://www.nara-np.co.jp/news/20221029212215.html
ETA: On October 29th, Princess Kako attended the women's single final of "Taisho Pharmaceutical Lipovitan All Japan Tennis Championship 97th" at Ariake Coliseum in Koto, Tokyo.
Photo/video: https://news.tennis365.net/news/toda...10/139199.html
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/437622 (includes her parents' event)
I don't know what happened at October 9's tennis match but Kako left while the winner was celebrating / before the award ceremony which caused some controversy.
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10-30-2022, 01:44 PM
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On October 30th, Princess Kako visited Tochigi Prefecture for the 22nd National Sports Festival for People with Disabilities.
- volleyball in Utsunomiya
- Prefectural Tsumugi Textile Technology Support Center in Oyama for Yuki Tsumugi silk, a registered UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
- wheelchair basketball in Oyama
Photos: FNN, https://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/articles/-/651219
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11-04-2022, 12:59 AM
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English article about Princess Kako at Kasuga Taisha's Wakamiya Shrine in Nara on October 28.
West Japan shrine's sacred object moved in ceremony attended by Princess Kako - The Mainichi
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"Shikinen zotai," a large-scale renovation work conducted every 20 years, is underway at Wakamiya Shrine, an auxiliary shrine of Kasugataisha Shrine in the city of Nara. Repair work on the main hall, which is designated as a national important cultural property, has been completed, and the shrine's sacred object, or shintai, was returned there.
During the ceremony, held in the dark, priests holding lanterns proceeded along the approach to the shrine hidden behind cloths, and the shintai was placed in the main hall for the first time in about 18 months. Ancient Japanese court music echoed through the shrine grounds, and chief priest Hirotada Kasannoin dedicated Shinto prayers to the deity.
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In Photos: Japan's Princess Kako attends ceremony at shrine in ancient capital Nara - The Mainichi
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11-08-2022, 11:17 PM
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On November 8th, Princess Kako visited the special exhibition "Magnificent Maki-e : Tales of Urushi and Gold over a Thousand Years" at Mitsui Memorial Museum in the Nihonbashi district of Chuo, Tokyo. Asahi Shimbun is a sponsor. Maki-e is a Japanese lacquer decoration technique.
Photos: Asahi, Getty Images
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11-10-2022, 01:21 AM
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On November 10th, Princess Kako attended the draw ceremony for the "Billie Jean King Cup BY Gainbridge 2022" at Ariake Coliseum in Koto, Tokyo. She is honorary president of Japan Tennis Association.
Photos: FNN
https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/...100000349.html
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11-21-2022, 05:32 AM
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On November 21st, Princess Kako attended the 5th Urban Greenery ""Midori no Wa Koryu no Tsudoi" Awards Ceremony at Meiji Kinenkan in Minato, Tokyo. Afterward, she received an explanation about the efforts of the winning cities: Miyagi and Sendai.
This duty was inherited from sister Mako Komuro and it’s the first time for Kako to attend in person. She participated remotely last year, wearing Mako's suit.
Photos/video: FNN, FNN2, AP Images
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12-28-2022, 04:23 PM
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Princess Kako turns 28 on December 29
Birthday video and photos were taken on December 2 at Akaska Estate.
With Japan moving towards living with Covid, Princess Kako had 6 regional visits and attended 17 events in Tokyo this past year. She had 23 official outings, excluding court rituals and palace events.
Photos: Asahi, Nikkansports, Sankei, Mainichi (mixed with past year photos)
Japan's Princess Kako turns 28, takes on duties left by sister - Kyodo News
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The younger daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko has expressed hopes that society will evolve into one where people are offered a wider range of choices in life to realize their full potential, according to the Imperial Household Agency.
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Resuming visits to regional areas that were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the princess attended an urban greenery fair held in Hokkaido in July and a sign-language contest for high school students in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, in September.
She also attended Girl Scouts events in Nagano Prefecture and Tokyo in August and October, respectively, where she was encouraged by efforts being made by younger generations to realize gender equality and tackle environmental issues, according to the agency.
Princess Kako has been actively engaging in duties left by her sister Mako as she took over as honorary president of the Japan Tennis Association and president of the Japan Kogei Association. She also attended urban green infrastructure events that her sister used to attend.
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On December 29th, Princess Kako visited the Imperial residence before 11am for greetings with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. Princess Aiko was present as well. Later, Kako visited the Emeritus couple at Sento Imperial residence in Akasaka Estate.
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01-23-2023, 03:14 AM
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On January 23rd, Princess Kako attended the Education and Welfare Association for the Deaf's "45th Meeting Honoring Mothers Who Raised Hearing Impaired Children" at Aoyama Gakuin Auditorium in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Photos: Mainichi, AP Images
https://twitter.com/mainichiphoto/st...78118654226433
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01-24-2023, 11:04 PM
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English video
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On January 25th, Princess Kako attended the 100th anniversary ceremony of the Japan Tennis Association at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Minato, Tokyo.
She became honorary president in 2021, succeeding her sister Mako Komuro. During her speech, Princess Kako showed off her homemade racket created from cardboard for tennis-style game "tenipin" that is played in elementary school. Before leaving, she spoke to wheelchair tennis legend Shingo Kunieda, who recently announced his retirement.
Photos/video: AP Images, Asahi, Jiji, NTV, FNN
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On February 14th, Princess Kako met 23 participants from the international exchange program "Ship for World Youth" at Akasaka East residence. She met youth from 11 countries including Brazil, Sweden, Australia and Japan.
This is the first meeting in the Reiwa era. Emperor Naruhito, as crown prince, met "Ship for World Youth" participants before accession. The Emeritus couple met SWY participants when they were crown prince and princess.
Photos: FNN, Sankei
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Princess Kako visited a contemporary women's calligraphy exhibition in Tokyo today, February 16:
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On March 6th, Princess Kako visited the "54th Idea Exhibition" at Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The exhibition features inventions by women for daily life.
The organizer, the Women's Inventors Association, was founded in 1953, and the event has been visited by then-Crown Princess Masako and female members of the imperial family. This is Princess Kako's first in-person visit; she attended the exhibition online in 2021.
Photos: Mainichi, Nikkansports, AP Images
https://twitter.com/mainichiphoto/st...60878569807874
https://twitter.com/nikotama0001/sta...17980201959426
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03-16-2023, 03:07 AM
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Princess Kako visited Ibaraki Prefecture on March 16. In the morning, she visited the Ibaraki Prefectural Mito Deaf School in Mito City and was welcomed by about 30 children from kindergarten and elementary school. Princess Kako met middle and high school students in the gymnasium, learning about their daily school life such as classes and club activities.
Later, Princess Kako attended a cherry (Sakura) tree planting ceremony at the original "Sakon no Sakura" site in Mito City’s Kairakuen Garden, one of the three great gardens of Japan. She also visited Kobuntei house at the park.
Ibaraki’s "Sakon no Sakura" began as a gift from Emperor Ninko about 200 years ago and was planted at Kodokan, a school of the former Mito clan. The Imperial Household Agency gifted seedlings in 1963 which the prefecture planted in Kairakuen Garden. The tree fell on September 9, 2019 during Typhoon No. 15. The agency provided new cherry tree seedlings from Kyoto Imperial Palace in March 2021 and the prefecture has been growing them. [ NHK, Asahi, Jiji]
Photos: AP Images, Asahi
According to Sankei: Sakon's cherry blossoms are wild cherry trees planted near the Shishinden of Kyoto Imperial Palace. In 1831, Emperor Ninko gifted seedlings when a daughter of the Arisugawa-no-miya family married Nariaki Tokugawa, the feudal lord of the Mito domain. The Imperial Household Agency has provided seedlings whenever the trees died. Ibaraki Prefecture requested a donation after damage from 2019's typhoon.
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