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Los Angeles Times
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MOCA gala honors Frank Gehry, others, raises $3.1 million: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles threw a glitzy bash at the institution's Geffen Contemporary in Little Tokyo Saturday, raising $3.1 million and honoring architect Frank Gehry, artist Theaster Gates and philanthropist Wendy Schmidt. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi — a surprise guest — showed up to pay tribute to Gehry, while Ava DuVernay celebrated Gates and Jane Fonda honored Schmidt. The special program honoring 'visionaries' who helped shaped the museum's trajectory is part of a new gala tradition called MOCA Legends, which will continue with new honorees next year. The night began with cocktails in the plaza and private access to the Olafur Eliasson exhibition, 'OPEN.' The Japanese American drumming group TAIKOPROJECT played while guests found their seats for dinner. MOCA director Johanna Burton welcomed attendees with a speech about the power of art and its ability to bring communities together. 'As we celebrate our annual gala, we are not just honoring individual achievements, but reaffirming our collective belief in the power of art to connect and challenge; uplift and endure,' Burton said, according to a news release about the event. After Pelosi's introduction of Gehry, which included mention of his 1983 renovation of the Geffen Contemporary, the 96-year-old legend noted how much the museum has meant to him over the years. 'Artists brought me into their club — it's where I wanted to be, and they opened my eyes to another world,' Gehry said. I'm arts and culture writer Jessica Gelt, and I'm here for all the celebrations of art and artists — the more the better. Here's your weekend rundown of arts news. Noah DavisA collection of more than 50 figurative paintings made by the late Los Angeles artist, who died at 32 in 2015, just as Davis' career was beginning to attract wide attention, arrives after stops in Potsdam, Germany, and London. Davis' paintings, often built around found photographs, regularly balance on a knife-edge between daily life and dream. The exhibition represents the first institutional survey of Davis' 31. UCLA Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. Seoul FestivalThe L.A. Phil turns to the South Korean capital this week for a follow-up to its revelatory Reykjavik and Mexico City festivals. Unsuk Chin, today's best-known Korean composer, is the curator. Despite a seeming wealth of renowned performers, Korea remains a musically mysterious land. The mostly youngish composers and performers in the first festival event, an exceptional concert of new music on Tuesday night, were all discoveries. The festival continues with weekend orchestra concerts featuring different mixes of four more new Korean scores commissioned by the L.A. Phil, Chin's 2014 Clarinet Concerto and a pair of Brahms concertos. A chamber music concert with works by Schumann and Brahms played by Korean musicians is the closing event Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 'Lear Redux'While Center Theatre Group reworks Shakepeare's 'Hamlet' at the Mark Taper Forum (see item below), across town, Odyssey Theatre renews its collaboration with theater artist John Farmanesh-Bocca for a madcap adaptation of the Bard's 'King Lear,' another entry in the director-playwright's Redux series. Veteran stage actor Jack Stehlin stars as the titular monarch in the production, which Stage Raw's Deborah Klugman described as 'wildly idiosyncratic.' In 2016, Times' contributor Philip Brandes made Farmanesh-Bocca's 'Tempest Redux' at the Odyssey (also starring Stehlin) a Critic's Choice, writing that the work 'boldly transposes Shakespeare's play to a darker, more unsettling key, but the inventive staging and solid command of source text make for a memorable re-imagining.'Wednesday-Sunday, through July 13. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd. When CNN broadcasts a live performance of 'Good Night, and Good Luck' from the Winter Garden in New York City on Saturday (4 p.m. PDT), it's apparently the first time a Broadway play will be shown live on television, and the timing could not be better. An adaptation of George Clooney and Grant Heslov's 2005 film, which chronicled CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow's heroic crusade against Sen. Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunts, the broodingly elegant production, sharply directed by David Cromer and starring a quietly committed Clooney in the role of Murrow (played in the film by David Strathairn), was not only one of the most stirring offerings of the Broadway season but also one of the most necessary. As media companies face a campaign of intimidation from the Trump administration, the figure of Murrow, standing tall in the face of demagogic adversity, is the courageous example we need right now. I don't know how different the experience will be watching at home, but 'Good Night, and Good Luck' made me reflect on what theatergoing might have been like in ancient Greece. Athenian citizens would gather at an open-air theater as a democratic privilege and responsibility. Playwrights addressed the polis not by dramatizing current events but by recasting tales from the mythological and historic past to sharpen critical thinking on contemporary concerns. Clooney and Heslov aren't writing dramatic poetry. Their more straightforward approach is closer to documentary drama, but the effect is not so disparate. We are affirmed in the knowledge that we are the body politic. — Charles McNulty Director and playwright Robert O'Hara's world premiere adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' opened Wednesday at the Mark Taper Forum starring Patrick Ball from 'The Pitt' and Gina Torres from 'Suits.' The Times sat down with the trio of creatives for an interview about how the show came together — as well as the many novel ways it diverges from the traditional script. O'Hara presents a modern-day vision that questions whether Hamlet is a tragic hero or a murderous psychopath. The mystery is solved 'CSI'-style and the tone is very L.A. noir. For his part, Ball can't believe any of this is really happening, having been a relative unknown before 'The Pitt' premiered in January. L.A. Opera announced Domingo Hindoyan as its new music director. Hindoyan — chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic — will replace outgoing music director James Conlon when he steps down at the end of the 2026 season. When Hindoyan, a native of Venezuela, made his L.A. Opera debut last November with 'Roméo et Juliette,' Times classical music critic Mark Swed speculated he might be in the running for the coveted position. Turns out he was right. Times contributor Nick Owchar talks with architectural historian Nathan Marsak about the Angel City Press reissue of photographer Arnold Hylen's book of mid-20th century photos, 'Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of an Era 1850-1950.' Marsak curated and expanded the new edition, which details a fascinating world of lost streets, civic buildings, shops and restaurants. Orange County Museum of Art executive director Heidi Zuckerman — who announced she will step down in December — has launched a new online platform called 'About Art.' It's home to her 'Why Art Matters' newsletter and 'About Art' podcast, as well as a number of lifestyle offerings including an entry on Zuckerman's love of matcha and how to prepare the perfect cup. In a news release about the venture, Zuckerman notes that her work has gathered a community of 40,000 art enthusiasts. The summer Hollywood Bowl season is upon us, and with it comes the complimentary Market Tasting Series with wine picks by chef Caroline Styne. The fun begins with the Roots Picnic this Sunday in the Plaza Marketplace near the box office. Tastings start an hour before doors open, and you can meet with vintners and reps from Habit Wines, Skurnik Wines, Grapevine Wine Company, Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Elevage Wines and more. The final tasting will take place before the John Legend concert on Sunday, Sept. 28. Speaking of wine, Barnsdall Art Park Foundation is back — beginning tonight at 5:30 p.m. — with its 16th annual Barnsdall Fridays wine tasting fundraiser (the first two Fridays are already sold out). Proceeds from the events, scheduled to run through Sept. 26, support cultural programming at the park. The popular summer series comes as proposed city budget cuts imperil the park's finances. Guests are invited to relax on Olive Hill, as well as the west lawn of Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House — the only existing UNESCO World Heritage site in the city of Los Angeles. Wines come courtesy of Silverlake Wine, and there are always a variety of local food trucks onsite, as well as a DJ. While there, visitors can check out exhibitions and artist-led presentations at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and Barnsdall Junior Arts Center Gallery. — Jessica Gelt I'm happy to report that I've been to 14 of the 17 eateries on The Times Food section's list of L.A.'s oldest restaurants. Some, like Musso & Frank Grill, I've ambled into many times (that martini!), and others, like Mijares Mexican Restaurant, I've stumbled upon while walking around town. I'll spend this weekend visiting the remaining three.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Emerita Provides Comments on Announcement Approving Development of Aznalcollar Project, Spain
TORONTO, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX-V: EMO; OTCQB: EMOTF; FSE: LLJA) (the 'Company' or 'Emerita') provides comments with respect to the announcement made on May 30, 2025 by the Minister of Energy and Mines of Andalucia, Mr. Jorge Paradela, that the Junta de Andalucia, through his ministry, has granted the exploitation license to Minera Los Frailes ('MLF') to develop the Aznalcollar project. Spanish independent legal counsel of Emerita has reassured the Company that this announcement will have no bearing on the outcome of the ongoing criminal trial related to the awarding of the Aznalcollar Public Tender (see news release dated March 3, 2025). At the press conference where the announcement was made, no member of MLF was present. The resolution granting the exploitation permit to MLF will not be official until it is published in the official gazette. Since it is an administrative decision, it can be revoked or overturned, particularly when there are several legal proceedings related to the Aznalcollar public tender, including a criminal trial yet to be settled involving several alleged crimes of prevarication and corruption. Further, with respect to the proposed discharge of water from the project as proposed by MLF, there is an ongoing administrative litigation yet to be resolved, that was initiated by Ecologistas en Accion, a non-governmental group, along with other interest groups. It is unlikely that the development of the Aznalcollar project can proceed with that litigation outstanding. Emerita, through its Spanish subsidiary Emerita Resources España, intends to appeal this decision by the Junta awarding the Exploitation License to MLF on the grounds that there is still a criminal trial to be resolved, and if the ruling is in favor of Emerita, the Company reserves its right to pursue all legal remedies, including the right to seek compensation for damages. On Friday, May 30, 2025 there was strong media reaction, and a series of news items appeared in the press and on television in Spain related to the Aznalcollar criminal court case. Of particular interest, Mrs. Leire Diez, known in the media as 'the fixer' of the PSOE (the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) was reportedly recorded in several audio recordings in which she allegedly attempted to blackmail members of the UCO (federal police) to avoid ongoing investigations of corruption charges against the PSOE in several different cases. Friday's news reports specifically refers to one such audio recording where the First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (federal), Mrs. Maria J. Montero allegedly instructed Mrs. Leire to launch a program to discredit Emerita and liberate Mr. Vicente Fernandez (the most senior government official implicated in the Aznalcollar criminal trial) from the charges in the Aznalcollar criminal proceedings. Mrs. Montero and Mr. Fernadez worked together at the Junta de Andalucia during the last Socialist Party term in the regional government when the Aznalcollar tender was resolved. Mr. Fernandez had been appointed as president of SEPI, the Spanish state-owned industrial holding company connected to the Ministry of Finance, but had to resign when criminally charged in the Aznalcollar case. Emerita has not heard these recordings and is conveying information from the Spanish press as relates to them. It is Emerita's belief, as corroborated by several media sources, that Mrs. Montero had kept the SEPI presidential position vacant for 18 months after Mr. Fernandez's resignation in the hope that Mr. Fernandez could be freed from the charges in the Aznalcollar case and resume the role. David Gower, CEO of Emerita notes, 'The announcement by the Minister of Energy and Mines is unfortunate considering that a completion of the criminal trial related to awarding the Aznalcollar public tender is near and could force the disqualification of Minera Los Frailes' bid. Emerita has complete confidence in the impartiality of the judges who are conducting the criminal trial, and whose hearings are due to be completed in July with the judges' decisions to be rendered shortly thereafter. Regarding the news of alleged corruption at higher level in government and media reports indicating the existence of audio recordings in which the PSOE (Socialist Party) politicians gave instructions to damage the interests of a Canadian company, we reserve the right to take any action in this regard to protect our interests and the interest of our shareholders.' The 16 defendants, who are members of the panel responsible for evaluating and awarding the tender, as well as the two proprietors of a Spanish company, Minorbis S.L.U., face criminal charges for the alleged rigging of the Aznalcóllar mining public tender, including accusations of influence peddling, fraud and embezzlement. About Emerita Resources Corp. Emerita is a natural resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Europe, with a primary focus on exploring in Spain. The Company's corporate office and technical team are based in Sevilla, Spain with an administrative office in Toronto, Canada. For further information, contact: Ian Parkinson +1 647 910-2500 (Toronto) info@ Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Information This press release contains 'forward-looking information' within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without limitation, statements regarding the legal proceedings regarding the Aznalcollar public tender, the Company's legal rights regarding the Aznalcollar project, the Company's ability to acquire the Aznalcollar project and the Company's future plans. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as 'plans', 'expects' or 'does not expect', 'is expected', 'budget', 'scheduled', 'estimates', 'forecasts', 'intends', 'anticipates' or 'does not anticipate', or 'believes', or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will be taken', 'occur' or 'be achieved'. Forward- looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Emerita, as the case may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; risks associated with operation in foreign jurisdictions; ability to successfully integrate the purchased properties; foreign operations risks; and other risks inherent in the mining industry. Although Emerita has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Emerita does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
27-05-2025
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Emerita Achieves 81.5% Gold Recovery for 27% Improvement Over Previous Metallurgical Testing for IBW Project
TORONTO, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX – V: EMO; OTCQB: EMOTF; FSE: LLJA) (the 'Company' or 'Emerita') is pleased to provide updated results on its metallurgical testing program (the 'Program') for its wholly-owned Iberian Belt West Project ('IBW' or the 'Project') for base and precious metals. The CLEVR Process™ optimization for La Romanera deposit is a post-flotation stage of metallurgical recovery that is being conducted at DUNDEE Sustainable Technologies' laboratories. A total of 18 optimization tests of the thermal treatment process (pyrolysis and thermal oxidation) were performed during this recent stage of testing. The latest CLEVR Process™ results indicate an improved gold recovery of 81.5% for a 27% improvement relative to previously reported results (17% increase in gold recovery). This represents an important upgrade relative to the 64.1% gold recovery that was used for its most recent NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate ('MRE') based on the available results at the time of estimation (see news release March 17, 2025). Results for the current testing are shown in Table 1 and Figures 1 and 2:POST-FLOTATION OPTIMIZATION UPDATE Zn %Rec Cu %Rec Au %Rec LA ROMANERA 91.30 87.70 81.50 EL CURA 87.90 92.70 80.80 2025 MRE RECOVERIES LA ROMANERA 90.40 84.00 64.10 EL CURA 85.60 92.00 64.10 The La Romanera results reported herein are direct experimental data while El Cura numbers reported in this release are calculated from La Romanera metallurgical test data, based on work indicating that El Cura mineralization has similar metallurgical characteristics to La Romanera. The Two-Stage CLEVR Process offers several advantages: it allows for the maximization of base metals recoveries (Zn, Cu) and precious metals recoveries (Au, Ag), while minimizing waste products. CLEVR is a non-cyanide leaching gold process that the Company has been exploring, with DUNDEE Sustainable Technologies Inc. ('DST') engaged in the commercialization of environment-friendly technologies for the treatment of materials in the mining industry. Emerita's vision for the IBW Project is a mining project that adheres to the highest environmental standards should it reach a production decision. The optimization tests confirm a 97.8% reduction in sulfide content and a 90% removal of arsenic. This is an important benefit as it will reduce the potential environmental footprint of the operation by reducing the waste produced by approximately half and the waste will not be acid generating. Additionally, five acid leaching tests were carried out under various conditions for copper and zinc recovery, demonstrating recoveries of 80% for both copper and zinc from La Romanera flotation tailings. These results confirm and slightly improve upon those reported in the initial test work and the latest MRE (see news releases March 17, 2025, December 20, 2024). Seven CLEVR Process™ ('CLEVR') optimization tests were conducted, focusing on maximizing solids concentration, reaction time, and reagent consumption (with a 50% reduction in reagent use). Six out of seven tests showed gold recoveries close to or above 78%. Joaquin Merino, President of Emerita, comments, 'The Company's continuing investigation into the post-flotation process optimization has shown a dramatic improvement in gold recovery for the IBW Project. If we were to calculate the impact these results on recovered metals, compared to the initial results (MRE) it would translate into an additional recovery of 159,000 ounces of gold. This would represent an important margin improvement to the IBW Project. Based on the grades as published in the 2025 MRE and using the same metal prices, the optimized metallurgical results translate to a AuEq of approximately 4.53 g/t, or a ZnEq of 8.80% or alternatively a CuEq of 3.14%.' Emerita's metallurgical testing has been conducted under the guidance of Mr. Jorge Blanco, Emerita's Director of Metallurgy, in collaboration with Wardell Armstrong International for the flotation testing, and with DUNDEE Sustainable Technologies Inc. out of Quebec, Canada for the CLEVR ProcessTM testing. Qualified Person Scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by each of Joaquin Merino, President of the Company and. Jorge Blanco, MChem., Director of Metallurgy of the Company and each a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. About Emerita Resources Corp. Emerita is a natural resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Europe, with a primary focus on exploring in Spain. The Company's corporate office and technical team are based in Sevilla, Spain with an administrative office in Toronto, Canada For further information, contact: Ian Parkinson+1 647 910-2500 (Toronto)info@ Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Information This press release contains 'forward-looking information' within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without limitation, statements regarding the prospectivity of the IBW project, the mineralization and the IBW project, the economic viability of the IBW project, the metallurgy of the IBW project, the Company's ability to complete an economic study on the IBW project, the Company's exploration program, the Company's future exploration plans and the Company's future plans. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as 'plans', 'expects' or 'does not expect', 'is expected', 'budget', 'scheduled', 'estimates', 'forecasts', 'intends', 'anticipates' or 'does not anticipate', or 'believes', or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will be taken', 'occur' or 'be achieved'. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Emerita, as the case may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; risks associated with operation in foreign jurisdictions; ability to successfully integrate the purchased properties; foreign operations risks; and other risks inherent in the mining industry. Although Emerita has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Emerita does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE Photos accompanying this announcement are available at: in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Miami Herald
08-05-2025
- Science
- Miami Herald
‘Almost cylindrical' creature found on Indonesian beach is new species. See it
Along the coast of Indonesia, researchers encountered several unusual 'mole'-like creatures living in the swash zone, where the waves rush up the beach before receding. They had discovered a new species of Emerita crab, or mole crab, buried in the coarse sand of Java island, according to a study published May 5 in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa. Researchers suspected Emerita pangandaran was a new species based on the 'prominent' ridges on its shell — a distinct difference from the four other known species of mole crabs that make up the Emerita genus, according to the study. Emerita pangandaran was found on Pangandaran Beach and Sodong Beach, both on the southern coast of Java, the study said. Researchers described the sand-colored mole crab as having an 'almost cylindrical' body. The specimens they collected by hand measured between about three-quarters of an inch and 1.5 inches long, according to the study. During their fieldwork, researchers also recorded the presence of Emerita pangandaran's known 'sister species' — Emerita emeritus — on the island. As filter feeders, mole crabs are considered important indicators of environmental health and quality, according to researchers. Mole crabs burrow themselves in the intertidal swash zone but leave their antennae exposed above the surface to trap food like algae and plankton. The research team included Achmad Farajallah, Nisfa Hanim, Vinna Windy Putri and Yusli Wardiatno.
The Star
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Japan imperial couple visit Iwoto: Memorial trips pass down memories of war devastation
Japan's Emperor and Empress offer flowers at the peace memorial park on Iwoto Island. - Yomiuri Shimbun TOKYO: The Emperor and Empress have begun their 'memorial trips' to pay their respects to the war dead in various parts of Japan. With this year marking the milestone of the 80th year since the end of World War II, it is necessary to reflect again on the precious nature of peace. The Imperial couple has visited Iwoto Island, a fierce battleground of the Pacific War. This was the first visit to Iwoto by an emperor and empress in 31 years, since the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita went there in 1994 during their time as the Emperor and Empress. More than 27,000 people, including soldiers from Japan and the United States, died on the island near the end of the war in 1945. The remains of more than 10,000 Japanese war dead remain unrecovered on Iwoto. About 1,000 people, or the majority of the islanders, were forced to evacuate in 1944. Due partly to the impact of volcanic activities, they have not been able to return. The Imperial couple visited the memorial facilities on the island and offered prayers for the repose of the souls of the war dead. They also met with bereaved families of the war dead and families of former islanders, saying to them, 'You have had great difficulties, haven't you?' The way the couple felt sympathy with their grief must have resonated widely with the public. The Imperial couple is scheduled to visit the atomic-bombed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this year, as well as Okinawa Prefecture, the site of fierce fighting in World War II. It will be a year in which they come face to face with the war. During his time as Emperor, the Emperor Emeritus repeatedly mourned war dead in Japan and abroad. In 1995, which marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, he visited Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Okinawa. In 2005, he visited the US island of Saipan for the 60th anniversary of the war's end, and in 2015 he went to Palau for the 70th anniversary. He continued to make memorial trips until his abdication. In February this year, at a press conference on the occasion of his birthday, the current Emperor stated, 'As we mark the milestone of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, I wish to once again turn my thoughts to those who perished across various regions and to those who endured great hardships.' The number of people born before the war is decreasing every year. How to pass on the terrible experiences of the war to future generations has become an issue. The Emperor, who was born after the end of the war, must have inherited from the Emperor Emeritus the importance of facing up to history and conveying the precious nature of peace. It is vital to renew beyond generations the pledge that the devastation of the war will never be repeated. The Imperial couple visited Indonesia in 2023 and Britain last year to promote international goodwill. In both cases, they deepened exchanges with local young people and others, and spent time aimed at the future of Japan and these countries. In July this year, they will make their first official visit to Mongolia as Emperor and Empress. They are also considering visiting a cenotaph for Japanese detainees. Russia is engaged in aggression against Ukraine, and the fighting in the Palestinian territory of Gaza continues. Friendship exchanges with a desire for peace play a significant role. - The Japan News/ANN
