Youth Invention & Innovation | IMPERIAL FAMILY OF JAPANOn 22nd March, HIH Prince Masahito and HIH Princess Hanako of Hitachi attended the 75th Award Ceremony of All Japan Youth Invention and Innovation Exhibition took place in Tokyo.
HIH Prince Masahito is the President of Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation.
Remains of Japanese overseas war dead laid to rest - News - NHK WORLD - EnglishThe 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.
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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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[...] 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.
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.
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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
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.
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Great to see her again!
He and his wife seem such friendly people. I hope they can support his nephew as the new emperor for a long time...
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.
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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