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Yomiuri Shimbun
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Japan Princess to Visit Region Struck by 2024 Earthquake in First Visit to Disaster-Hit Areas
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Princess Aiko speaks at the opening ceremony of the WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2025 in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on May 3. Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, will visit Nanao and Shika in Ishikawa Prefecture on Sunday and Monday to observe recovery efforts from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the Imperial Household Agency has announced, It will be the princess' first trip to places affected by a natural disaster. According to the announcement, Princess Aiko will arrive in the prefecture on a Shinkansen bullet train on Sunday morning and visit temporary housing for people affected by the quake in Nanao in the afternoon. The princess' schedule for the day also includes observing healthcare initiatives by local residents and a visit to tourist facilities in the city to meet and talk with owners of ryokan inns damaged by the quake. On Monday, the princess will visit temporary facilities for quake-damaged restaurants and supermarkets in Shika, which experienced a tremor measuring 7, the highest on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. She will also visit the base for activities to watch over elderly people, before returning to Tokyo in the evening.
Yomiuri Shimbun
03-05-2025
- Health
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Princess Aiko Delivers First Address During Official Duty; Daughter of Emperor and Empress Speaks at Opening of International Medical Conference
The Yomiuri Shimbun Princess Aiko delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2025 in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday. Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, delivered her first address during an official duty, speaking at the opening ceremony of an international medical conference in Tokyo on Saturday. 'Japan has experienced major disasters which have transformed our systems of disaster medicine and forced them to evolve,' Princess Aiko said, referring to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, in her speech at the WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2025. 'This conference will be deeply meaningful as a valuable opportunity for participants to share the expertise and skills they have obtained so far, as well as for advancing further international cooperation and for passing on a wealth of knowledge and experience to the younger generation who will lead the way in the coming era,' the princess added. Princess Aiko, who works for the Japanese Red Cross Society, has an interest in disaster relief and emergency medical care. To prepare her for Saturday's opening ceremony, the princess received an expert briefing at the Imperial Residence in the Imperial Palace in late April. Medical professionals and researchers from about 80 countries and regions are expected to attend the four-day conference in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, which is hosted by the Science Council of Japan and others.
