Prince Hitachi and Family Current Events Part 1: July 2005 -


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IHA announced Prince Hitachi cancelled his appearance at the Japan-Denmark Association on March 1st due to a slight cold and low-grade fever. The Prince is honorary president of the association.

Source: Sankei
 
On April 27th, Prince Hitachi and Princess Hanako attended the 35th Ueno Royal Museum Gallery Awards Exhibition ceremony. Prince Hitachi serves as the President of the Japan Art Association which hosts the annual event. The exhibition is open to Japanese and foreign paintings and is an arts gateway for young people. There were 919 entries this year; an oil painting titled "Mystery" by Mika Chiba (age 25) from Hokkaido won the grand prize.

Photos: Asahi, more at Sankei Imperial Weekly #484
 
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On May 10th, Princess Hanako attended the 50th anniversary celebration of the "Ikebana Art Association of Japan" at Hotel New Otani in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. The association was founded in 1966 and Princess Hanako become honorary president in 1992, taking over from Princess Takamatsu.

Photos: Asahi
 
Prince Hitachi was briefly hospitalized for slight fever and cold symptoms. He felt ill on August 2nd, spent the 3rd at Japan Red Cross Medical Center in Shibuya, Tokyo, and was discharged on the morning of the 4th.

Sources: Asahi, Sankei
 
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On August 31st, the IHA reported Princess Hanako will be hospitalized on September 1st for lumbar spondylosis at Ariake Hospital of Cancer Research Institute. Her stay is scheduled for several weeks. No surgery is currently planned. She will undergo treatment such as rehabilitation.

Sources: Asahi, Sankei
 
:previous: Princess Hanako was discharged from Ariake Hospital of Cancer Research Institute on September 19th. Although the pain is relieved, she can visit the hospital for additional rehabilitation. Her return to public service is undecided.

Source: Sankei
 
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Prince Hitachi presided over the awards ceremony of the 29th Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo today, October 18:


** Pic ** belga gallery **
 
On November 7th, Prince Hitachi attended the Nemunoki Award ceremony in Minato, Tokyo. The award was founded in 1967 to commemorate the copyright of a lullaby written by the Empress for the Japan Physically Handicapped Child Association, which honors the activities of teachers and nurses working at facilities for the disabled. Teachers at a high school for the disabled in Aomori Prefecture was awarded this year.

Photo: Sankei
 
He and his wife seem such friendly people. I hope they can support his nephew as the new emperor for a long time...
 
On February 22nd, Prince Hitachi attended the award ceremony of the Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund. The prince has been involved in cancer research for 40 years and is president of the fund established by his aunt.

Video: fnn-news
 
On March 28th, Prince Hitachi attended the 76th All Japan Children's Invention Exhibition and Awards ceremony at the Science Museum in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The top prize was awarded to a system that changed a wheel’s shape, allowing wheelchairs to climb stairs.

Photo and video: Mainichi, fnn-news
 
On April 18th, Princess Hanako attended the 42nd Asian Festival Charity Bazaar at the ANA InterContinental Hotel in Minato, Tokyo. The bazaar is hosted by the Asian Women's Friendship Association; 20 embassies from the Asia-Pacific region participated this year. Proceeds will be donated to welfare facilities in each country.

This is Princess Hanako's first public service in 11 months. She was also hospitalized for lumbar spondylitis spondylosis for a few weeks in September.

Photos: Mainichi, Jiji 1, Jiji 2, Getty Image

Great to see her again!

ETA: Asahi article/gallery and video
 
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Prince Hitatchi attended the Worship Ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo today, May 28:


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:previous: 1,852 more war dead laid to rest - The Japan News
The remains of an additional 1,852 unidentified Japanese who died during World War II were laid to rest at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward in a memorial service on Monday.

[...]

The number of war dead honored at the cemetery now totals 369,166.

From the Imperial Family, Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of Emperor Akihito, attended the ceremony, hosted by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.

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Remains of Japanese overseas war dead laid to rest - News - NHK WORLD - English
[...] Nearly 73 years after the war ended, the remains of over 1.12 million Japanese war dead have yet to be returned to Japan.

The welfare ministry is due to restart a project to recover Japanese war dead remains in the Philippines after an 8-year suspension.
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:previous: Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Prince Hitachi, and Princess Hanako attended the 30th anniversary reception of the "Praemium Imperiale" on October 23rd.

Getty Images, Asahi

Clip of the award ceremony:
Video of the reception:
ETA: Sankei video of the Praemium Imperiale award ceremony
 
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Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture donated about 300 daffodils to the Hitachi couple on December 26th.

The day before, officials carefully selected flowers measuring 40-50cm in length with 4 leaves. The project (also an opportunity to promote Echizen daffodils) began when the Hitachi couple visited in 1990 and mentioned they liked daffodils. This is the 29th donation from Echizen City.

Source: hokurikushinkansen
 
On March 27th, Prince Hitachi attended the 77th All Japan Student Inventions award ceremony and exhibition at the Kitanomaru Park Science Museum in Tokyo.

Photos: koueki.jiii.or.jp
 
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:previous: 1,852 more war dead laid to rest - The Japan News

The remains of an additional 1,852 unidentified Japanese who died during World War II were laid to rest at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward in a memorial service on Monday.

[...]

The number of war dead honored at the cemetery now totals 369,166.

From the Imperial Family, Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of Emperor Akihito, attended the ceremony, hosted by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.

[...]
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Remains of Japanese overseas war dead laid to rest - News - NHK WORLD - English
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The thought of an additional(!) 1,852 people losing their lives unrecognized and alone, and their families futilely holding out hope for any report of them, is horrible.

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On April 18th, Princess Hanako attended the 42nd Asian Festival Charity Bazaar at the ANA InterContinental Hotel in Minato, Tokyo. The bazaar is hosted by the Asian Women's Friendship Association; 20 embassies from the Asia-Pacific region participated this year. Proceeds will be donated to welfare facilities in each country.

This is Princess Hanako's first public service in 11 months. She was also hospitalized for lumbar spondylitis spondylosis for a few weeks in September.

Photos: Mainichi, Jiji 1, Jiji 2, Getty Image

Great to see her again!
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He and his wife seem such friendly people. I hope they can support his nephew as the new emperor for a long time...
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I agree, but their reduced appearances and known health issues have made me wonder if they might soon follow the Emperor and Empress into retirement.

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Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture donated about 300 daffodils to the Hitachi couple on December 26th.

The day before, officials carefully selected flowers measuring 40-50cm in length with 4 leaves. The project (also an opportunity to promote Echizen daffodils) began when the Hitachi couple visited in 1990 and mentioned they liked daffodils. This is the 29th donation from Echizen City.

Source: hokurikushinkansen
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I'm impressed that the prefecture has carefully selected hundreds of daffodils each year for three decades, simply because the couple mentioned once that they liked them. There must be more to the story…
 
I think Prince Hitachi and Princess Hanako have mostly retired already. There's a few patronages and big ceremonies they attend outside of family events.

I hope Prince Hitachi doesn't feel obligated to attend the enthronement ceremony. He is the only adult male besides Prince Akishino but dressing up an 83-year-old man in heavy robes, bulky shoes and then pushing his wheelchair into place... doesn't seem right. He's already sitting a bit crooked. I can't imagine the extra weight would be good for him. :ermm:
 
On October 16th, Prince Hitachi and Princess Hanako attended the 31st Praemium Imperiale Awards Ceremony at Meiji Kinenkan in Minato, Tokyo.

2019 Laurates:
William Kentridge, Painting (South Africa)
Mona Hatoum, Sculpture (U.K.)
Tod Williams & Billie Tsien, Architecture (U. S. A.)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Music (Germany)
Bando Tamasaburo, Theatre/Film (Japan)

Photos at artemagazine.it
https://www.sankei.com/images/news/191016/lif1910160036-p1.jpg

:previous: More photos and videos of the 31st Praemium Imperiale Awards Ceremony on October 16

Getty Images
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHIsss0XYAADVjG.jpg

Pope Francis Sends Message, Jacques Chirac Remembered at Praemium Imperiale Awards | JAPAN Forward (includes photo gallery)
 
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On November 1st, Prince Hitachi was admitted to the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Shibuya, Tokyo for high blood pressure. The IHA reported the prince measures his blood pressure daily and found it was higher than usual that night. Although there were no other abnormalities, he visited the hospital as it was late and was treated with medication and released the next morning.

Prince Hitachi is expected to attend the Silk Industry Contributors award ceremony at Tokyo hotel on November 6th.

Source: Mainichi
 
Prisma said:
On November 1st, Prince Hitachi was admitted to the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Shibuya, Tokyo for high blood pressure. The IHA reported the prince measures his blood pressure daily and found it was higher than usual that night. Although there were no other abnormalities, he visited the hospital as it was late and was treated with medication and released the next morning.

Prince Hitachi is expected to attend the Silk Industry Contributors award ceremony at Tokyo hotel on November 6th.

Source: Mainichi
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He and his doctors seem to be vigilant about protecting his health; another sign of which might be his choice to wear tailcoat to the enthronement while even the recently injured Princess Nobuko wore junihitoe.
 
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