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NHK
3 days ago
- NHK
Japan's Princess Kako meets elderly residents of Japanese descent in Brazil
Japan's Princess Kako, who is on an official visit to Brazil, has met elderly people of Japanese ancestry near the country's largest city of Sao Paulo. The South American nation is home to the world's largest community of Japanese descendants. The second daughter of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino visited an elderly care facility for the Japanese community on Saturday. Established in 1958, the facility currently houses about 60 people, including some aged 100 or older. The princess was welcomed with a bouquet of flowers presented by Yuasa Tisue, a 92-year-old second-generation Japanese-Brazilian from the southern state of Parana. Princess Kako shook hands with the residents one by one. She said she was very happy to meet them and wished them good health. Kumada Koki, a first-generation Japanese-Brazilian, said he was very honored to meet the princess, who came from far away. The 93-year-old, who used to work at a coffee farm in the state of Sao Paulo, also said he was moved by the once-in-a-lifetime encounter. The princess will travel to Maringa in the state of Parana on Sunday. Many Japanese descendants also live in the city.
NHK
6 days ago
- General
- NHK
Japan's Princess Kako leaves for Brazil tour
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino, left Japan on Wednesday for a visit to Brazil. This year marks the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Princess will stay in Brazil from Thursday through June 15. The tour will take her to eight cities, including Brazil's largest, Sao Paulo. Her schedule includes welcome events hosted by people of Japanese descent. Brazil is home to more people of Japanese ancestry -- about 2.7 million -- than any other country. During the second half of her trip, the Princess will attend a ceremony and a lunch party in the capital, Brasilia, to commemorate the 130 years of diplomatic ties and to pay a courtesy call on President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula visited Japan in March as a state guest. The two countries have designated this year as their friendship and exchange year. This is Princess Kako's fourth official overseas visit.
Japan Times
6 days ago
- General
- Japan Times
Princess Kako heads to Brazil for official visit
Princess Kako left Japan on Wednesday to make an official visit to Brazil to mark the 130th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations. The Brazilian government invited the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko to the South American country. She is expected to arrive in Sao Paulo on Thursday morning after stopping in Chicago. After visiting eight cities in Brazil, she is due to return home June 17. In Brasilia, she will attend a ceremony to celebrate the 130th anniversary, hosted by Brazil's National Congress, and visit President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. She will also interact with local Nikkei people. It will be her fourth official visit to a foreign country and the first since her trip to Greece last year.
