Crown Prince & Crown Princess Akishino Current Events Part 2: November 2024 -

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Together with Princess Kako and Prince Hisahito, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Deaflympics yesterday, November 15:


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On November 16th, Crown Princess Kiko attended the orienteering sprint relay final of the 25th Deaflympics Tokyo 2025 at Hibiya Park in Chiyoda, Tokyo. She used sign language to give encouragement during the race and met to athletes afterwards.

Photos: AP Images, Mainichi

 

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Yesterday, November 19, Crown Princess Kiko visited the Deaflympic Square in Tokyo:


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Today, November 20, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko watched the swimming competition at the Deaflympics Tokyo:


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Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito paid a visit to Izu-Oshima Island yesterday, November 22, and today.
The men's orienteering relay final of the Tokyo Deaflympics was held there:


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On November 20th, Crown Princess Kiko attended the 52nd Japan Prize International Educational Content Competition Awards Ceremony at WITH HARAJUKU HALL in Shibuya,Tokyo. Documentary "The Brink of Dreams" from Egypt and France won the Grand Prix Prize.

Photo: NHK

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On November 25th, Crown Princess Kiko attended women's volleyball competition at Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium in Setagaya, Tokyo during the 25th Deaflympics 2025.

Photos: AP Images, Mainichi

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On November 26th, Crown Prince Akishino attended the Japan Fisheries Association's 2025 Fisheries Achievement Awards Ceremony at Akasaka Intercity AIR in Minato, Tokyo.

Photos: AP Images

 

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Crown Princess Kiko attended a tuberculosis prevention event in Kiyose, Tokyo today, November 28:


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On November 29th, Crown Princess Kiko attended "Breathe Move Don't Be Silent," a play about encounters between hearing and deaf people, at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in Taito, Tokyo. The play was produced in conjunction with the Tokyo Deaflympics held this month.

Photos: AP Images, Yomiuri

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Crown Prince Akishino turns 60 on November 30. Birthday content was taken on November 1 at the Akishino residence.

Photos: Imperial Household Agency, Mainichi

Press conference was held on November 25 at Akasaka East residence: Imperial Household Agency

• 80th anniversary of end of WWII, remembrance, Hiroshima visit
• Climate change, global conflicts, Osaka-Kansai Expo
• Sad news: Queen Sirikit of Thailand's recent death. He has visited Thailand many times.
• Japanese Nobel Prize recipients
• Shohei Ohtani won 4th MVP, Japanese athletes' performances at World Athletics Championship and Deaflympics
• Although Prince Hisahito became an adult last year, it didn't feel real until seeing his preparations for the Coming-of-Age ceremony
• Hopes Prince Hisahito to cherish each and every opportunity and approach it carefully when you do attend.
• Prince Hisahito is having a fulfilling time at university
• Gratitude for Crown Princess Kiko's support over 35 years of marriage. Besides public duties, she engages in private activities. The couple tend to be physically inactive so they try to walk on weekends.
• It's been 10 years since Princess Kako became an adult. He knows she's taking requests seriously and working hard. Nothing in particular to say about marriage.
• Happy and delighted about Mako's first child but also mixed feelings he's an old man. Hopes to see the family if they have a chance to visit Japan.
• Emperor Emeritus Akihito's heart condition was worrying and relieved that medication is working. They sometimes meet and chat when driving around Akasaka Estate. Parents seem to be doing better now and able to go to retreats.
• He's pleased the Imperial Household Agency Instagram has expanded to branch families although hopes for more timely updates instead of the current monthly summaries.
• Challenges of SNS, privacy concerns, and now AI
• Decreasing Imperial family members and impact to public duties. Probably only option is the scale back events.

Japan's crown prince turns 60, hopes for peace 80 yrs on from WWII

Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 60th birthday on Sunday that he found the 80th anniversary year of the end of World War II as a chance to reflect on peace, while welcoming the various life stages his children are stepping into.

english.kyodonews.net

Japan Crown Prince Akishino Turns 60

Tokyo, Nov. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, celebrate…

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Video via Public Relations Office Government of Japan

 

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Crown Prince Akishino visited the Yokohama Zoo Zoorasia and attended a conference on species conservation in Yokohama today, December 5:


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On December 9th, the Crown Prince family met gold medalists and other representatives of the Japanese delegation from the 25th Deaflympics at the Akishino residence. 12 were athletes and some were from Aomori Prefecture. The family conveyed their condolences for the earthquake that struck off the coast of Aomori late December 8.

Photos: FNN, Asahi, Nikkei

 

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Yesterday, December 17, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended an International Prize for Biology award ceremony at the Japan Academy Hall in Tokyo:


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Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako and Prince Hisahito viewed the exhibition "80 Years after the War: War and Children" at the Itabashi Art Museum in Tokyo today, December 26:


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Prince Hisahito is clearly getting more involved - as was to be expected after his coming of age ceremony.

 

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More photos and videos of the Itabashi Art Museum visit on December 26: FNN, TBS

Crown Prince’s Family View Works on Children and War, Art at Museum in Tokyo Made During Wartime or Just After

<p>Crown Prince Akishino and his family on Friday visited the Itabashi Art Museum in Tokyo to view an exhibition of works depicting children created during wartime and immediately after the end of World War II.</p>

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... Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko, their second daughter Princess Kako and their son Prince Hisahito spent about an hour intently viewing each of the works at the municipal museum in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo.

According to a guide, Princess Kako said viewing the exhibition provided her with a good opportunity to think about children during wartime.