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Muhler 09-04-2020 03:24 AM
:previous:

So that was a delightful little outing, no doubt. :smile:

Prisma 09-11-2020 02:10 AM
On September 11th, Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited the Imperial Palace. The retired emperor for goby research at the Institute of Biology and the retired empress for follow-up medical checks at the Imperial Household Agency hospital. Their motorcade entered the palace via Inui-mon Gate after 10am. This is Empress Emerita Michiko's first outing in 5 months since moving to Takanawa Imperial residence and coronavirus measures.

https://www.sankei.com/images/news/2...9110015-p1.jpg
https://www.sankei.com/images/news/2...9110015-p2.jpg

Japan Empress Emerita Visits Hospital for Follow-Up Check | Nippon.com
Quote:
[...] The couple left the palace after about five hours. The hospital visit marked the first time in about five months for the Empress Emerita to go out.

Empress Emerita Michiko underwent cataract surgery on both eyes in June 2019 and breast cancer surgery in September the same year. The follow-up check had been postponed amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gDsoHLreJ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVdhklqc7d0

Prisma 09-18-2020 04:22 AM
On September 18th, Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited the Imperial Household Hospital for checkups. Their motorcade entered the Imperial Palace after 10am. This is Empress Michiko's second follow-up for breast cancer and cataracts. The retired Emperor conducted goby research in the morning and received medical checkups in the afternoon.

https://www.sankei.com/images/news/2...9180027-p1.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycEmIjZVOwc

Prisma 10-11-2020 03:20 PM
On October 9th, Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko completed a series of medical checkups at the Imperial Household hospital. Since September, the former emperor had 2 examinations and the former empress had 4.

Sources: Mainichi, news24.jp

Prisma 10-16-2020 12:59 PM
While the medical checkups did not find any major problems, Empress Emerita Michiko continues to have symptoms of low-grade fever, weight loss has not fully recovered, and a diagnostic indicator for heart failure remains higher than usual. No particular problems were found for Emperor Emeritus Akihito.

Source: NHK

Prinsara 10-16-2020 01:11 PM
But isn't he the one who retired due to health issues? Was that really meant to be about the Empress Emerita?

Ista 10-16-2020 01:44 PM
I'm sorry to hear that there continue to be concerns about Michiko's health. She really has had one thing after another over the last few years. It's odd that apparently they have not been able to pinpoint the cause of the fever and weight loss; I'm not liking the sound of that at all.

Prisma 10-19-2020 04:10 PM
Empress Emerita Michiko celebrates 86th birthday on October 20. The Imperial Household Agency released photos and video taken on October 5 along with a press release on the former Empress' activities and health.

Asahi gallery

Press release: https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/joko/press/r021020.html

I'll highlight some info not included in the Kyodo and Nippon articles below

- paying attention to coronavirus updates via IHA doctors and staff
- marks Okinawa memorial day and anniversaries of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- concern for victims of July's heavy rain damage in Kumamoto Prefecture and other areas of Kyushu
- continued thoughts for people and areas recovering from 2011 earthquake and tsunami
- during morning and evening walks with the Emperor Emeritus, the couple reminisce about domestic and foreign trips such as Kagawa prefecture, regions visited twice during Showa and Heisei eras, Hawaii, Iran, Ethiopia, India, and Nepal
- currently reading aloud Yamamoto Kenkichi's "Kotoba no saijiki " (Language Yearbook?) with the Emperor Emeritus after breakfast
- reading letters and books sent by many people
- With regard to family members, regardless of whether they are public or private, Their Majesties are always quietly watching over them from a distance, hoping for their health

Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 86 - Kyodo News
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[...]

The former emperor and empress currently use the Takanawa Imperial Residence as a temporary home, where they take walks together in the garden and share their memories of the trips they took in Japan and abroad, the agency said.

[...]

According to the agency, she has expressed her thoughts about medical workers and those providing essential services amid the pandemic. She has also indicated her sympathy for athletes and people in the entertainment industry who have been forced to refrain from their activities.

Last year, she underwent successful breast cancer and cataract surgeries. However, she has experienced weight loss as well as temperatures of over 37 C on most afternoons since May.

She has also complained of stiffness in her left fingers, possibly an effect of hormonal treatment following her breast cancer surgery, the agency said.

Despite her condition, she continues to show care for the 86-year-old former emperor, saying, "I'm here for times like these," according to her aides.
Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko Turns 86 | Nippon.com
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... They enjoy looking at flowers, including Hemerocallis citrina they brought from the Fukiage Sento Palace, and a type of sunflower symbolizing a massive earthquake in the Kobe area in western Japan in 1995.

They sometimes look up to the sky to see whether an airplane with an illustration of "amabie," a kind of yokai, or ghost, which is believed to have the power to ward off plagues, is flying over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiQumN7jXJ4

Prisma 12-22-2020 08:12 PM
Emperor Emeritus Akihito celebrates his 87th birthday on December 23. The Imperial Household Agency released photos and video taken on November 24 at Takanawa Imperial residence along with a press release on the former emperor's activities. Birthday celebrations are cancelled due to the pandemic.

Mainichi gallery

Japan's former Emperor Akihito turns 87 - Kyodo News
Quote:
[...] The former emperor has refrained from going outside except to visit the Imperial Palace and has not accepted visitors amid the global health crisis.

He has spent much of his time conducting research on goby fish at a biology research institute inside the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo and writing a thesis on a species found in southern Japan. He also takes daily walks with his wife former Empress Michiko at the Takanawa Imperial Residence, their temporary home.

[...]

The former emperor has shown interest in the "new normal" as society deals with the coronavirus pandemic. He has received briefings by a medical expert on the characteristics of the virus and how the current epidemic compares with the Spanish flu pandemic about 100 years ago, according to the agency.

Former Emperor Akihito temporarily lost consciousness and collapsed at his residence in January, but he has not experienced any major abnormalities since, according to his close aides. [...]
Emperor Emeritus Akihito Turns 87 | Nippon.com
Quote:
[...] The former Emperor also continues to care about Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture that suffered a fierce ground battle in the final phase of World War II.

He watches television programs about the history of Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Okinawa that burned down last year, hoping for its reconstruction, agency officials said.

The Emperor Emeritus was worried when dozens of cars were stranded because of heavy snowfall on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, last week. When the traffic jam was cleared, he was relieved, agency officials said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_lVnKgoY-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0wOzwkkIHM

Susan D 12-22-2020 09:03 PM
I like Empress Michiko's modern jewellery; she and Queen Sonja and Queen Margrethe all wear nice modern jewellery and I admire that because so many royal ladies only wear the old stuff really.

Tatiana Maria 12-24-2020 06:40 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisma (Post 2362560)
Emperor Emeritus Akihito celebrates his 87th birthday on December 23. The Imperial Household Agency released photos and video taken on November 24 at Takanawa Imperial residence along with a press release on the former emperor's activities. Birthday celebrations are cancelled due to the pandemic.

Mainichi gallery

Japan's former Emperor Akihito turns 87 - Kyodo News

Quote:
[...] The former emperor has refrained from going outside except to visit the Imperial Palace and has not accepted visitors amid the global health crisis.

He has spent much of his time conducting research on goby fish at a biology research institute inside the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo and writing a thesis on a species found in southern Japan. He also takes daily walks with his wife former Empress Michiko at the Takanawa Imperial Residence, their temporary home.

[...]

The former emperor has shown interest in the "new normal" as society deals with the coronavirus pandemic. He has received briefings by a medical expert on the characteristics of the virus and how the current epidemic compares with the Spanish flu pandemic about 100 years ago, according to the agency.

Former Emperor Akihito temporarily lost consciousness and collapsed at his residence in January, but he has not experienced any major abnormalities since, according to his close aides. [...]

Emperor Emeritus Akihito Turns 87 | Nippon.com

Quote:
[...] The former Emperor also continues to care about Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture that suffered a fierce ground battle in the final phase of World War II.

He watches television programs about the history of Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Okinawa that burned down last year, hoping for its reconstruction, agency officials said.

The Emperor Emeritus was worried when dozens of cars were stranded because of heavy snowfall on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, last week. When the traffic jam was cleared, he was relieved, agency officials said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_lVnKgoY-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0wOzwkkIHM

It's not surprising, of course, that HM continues to be deeply interested in people who have been impacted by natural(/health) disasters. Or that he gave a special mention to Okinawa. :flowers:

It is interesting, though, that the IHA continues to give him a platform for his communications about national issues. Do they receive much publicity?

Prisma 12-29-2020 06:48 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tatiana Maria (Post 2362870)
It's not surprising, of course, that HM continues to be deeply interested in people who have been impacted by natural(/health) disasters. Or that he gave a special mention to Okinawa. :flowers:

It is interesting, though, that the IHA continues to give him a platform for his communications about national issues. Do they receive much publicity?
The Japanese media cover Emperor Emeritus Akihito's birthday and press release pretty well. FNN also made a video of his activities and concerns, combining footage of birthday, Meiji Shrine visit, and people stuck in the heavy snow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o6GJ9E8cC4


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