Kosho Hajime no gi

Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attended Wednesday Jan 11th with a part of the imperial family the "Kosho hajime no gi" ceremony.

Absent were Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Princess Masako and Princess Kako. The wife of Crown Prince Naruhito was not by his side to attend the "Kosho hajime no gi" alongside with some other members of the Japanese imperial family. With a sitting arrangement of women on one side, the men on the other, to the left and right of the imperial couple. T.I.M Emperor Akihito of Japan and Empress Michiko, sitting in armchairs in front of masked tables of shimmering fabric, faced the speakers who succeeded each other in the course of this annual ceremony. Dressed in turquoise-blue, Princess Mako, 25, had come with her parents Prince Fumihito of Akishino and Princess Kiko.

The "Kosho hajime no gi" or "First Conference" is organized annually in January at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, in the presence of the Japanese monarch and his wife, during the New Year ceremonies. Academics took the floor. Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and member of the Japanese Academy of Sciences, Tetsuya Shiokawa evoked the French mathematician and philosopher of the seventeenth century Blaise Pascal, of whom he is an undisputed specialist. Also featured was Kazuko Mori, professor emeritus at Waseda University, whose main research interests are related to the politics and external relations of contemporary China, and molecular biologist Yoshiyuki Sakaki, 6th president of Toyohashi Technical University and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo.

Les voeux de Nouvel An de la part de la famille Imperiale Japonaise

L'empereur Akihito du Japon a déclaré lundi devant des dizaines de milliers de ses citoyens ses souhaits traditionnels du Nouvel An, ce qui pourrait peut être son dernier en raison du débat en cours sur une éventuelle abdication. C'est son premier souhait depuis qu'il a annoncé en août ses préoccupations au sujet de sa capacité d'accomplir ses devoirs en raison de la vieillesse. Le palais impérial a également diffusé une série de photos de toute la famille réunies autour de l'Empereur, à l'occasion du Nouvel An.

Le Palais Impérial a annoncé qu'au moins 58 600 personnes avaient assisté à son discours, certaines brandissant des drapeaux japonais et criant «Banzai! («Dix mille ans», signifiant «longue vie»). «Au début de cette année, je souhaite le bonheur et la tranquillité à tous, dans le monde et dans notre pays», a-t-il dit dans un discours télévisé d'un balcon vitré où plusieurs membres de sa famille.

L'Empereur de 83 ans craint que la vieillesse ne lui empêche à l'avenir d'exercer pleinement son rôle de «symbole de la Nation». "Heureusement, aujourd'hui, je suis en bonne santé, mais quand je vois ma forme diminuer graduellement, je suis préoccupé par la difficulté de remplir mes fonctions", at-il dit en août. S'il n'a pas prononcé l'expression «abdication», ce souhait a filtré dans ses paroles et conduit à une réflexion nationale sur sa fin de règne.

En vertu de la loi régissant la Maison impériale, l'empereur du Japon n'est pas autorisé à abandonner le trône de Chrysanthemum pendant son vivant. Le Premier ministre nationaliste Shinzo Abe a nommé une commission de personnalités pour réfléchir sur la question d'une éventuelle renonciation, ce qui entraînerait un transfert du titre impérial au prince héritier Naruhito.
Plus tard, toute la famille a assisté à la cérémonie du Nouvel An au Palais Impérial le 1er janvier 2017 à Tokyo. Les dames ornaient leurs diademes, la princesse Kiko d'Akishino dans le diademe d'Akishino, ses filles Princesses Kako et Mako portaient chacune leur diademe respective et la Princesse Heritiere Masako portait le Diademe japonais Sunburst


The Japanese Imperial Family wishes a Happy New Year

Emperor Akihito of Japan on Monday pronounced infront of tens of thousands of his citizens his traditional New Year wishes, which could be his last given the ongoing debate on an eventual abdication. This is his first wish since he announced in August his concerns about his ability to perform his duties due to old age. The imperial palace also broadcast a series of photos of the whole family gathered around the Emperor, on the occasion of the New Years.

The Imperial Palace announced that at least 58,600 people had attended his speech, some waving Japanese flags and shouting "Banzai!" ("Ten thousand years", meaning "long life"). "At the beginning of this year, I wish happiness and tranquility to all, in the world and in our country," he said in a televised address from a glassed-in balcony where several members of his family .

The 83-year-old Emperor fears that old age will prevent him in the future from fully exercising his role as a "symbol of the Nation". "Fortunately, today I am healthy, but when I see my form decline gradually, I am concerned about the difficulty of fulfilling my duties," he said in August. If he did not pronounce the expression "abdication", this wish filtered in his words and led to a national reflection on his end of reign.

Under the law governing the Imperial House, the Emperor of Japan is not allowed to abandon the throne of Chrysanthemum during his lifetime. Nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed a commission of personalities to reflect on the question of a possible renunciation, which would entail a transfer of the imperial title to Crown Prince Naruhito.
Later the whole family attended the New Year's ceremony reception at the Imperial Palace on January 1st 2017 in Tokyo. The ladies adorned their tiaras, Princess Kiko of Akishino in the Akishino Tiara, her daughters Princesses Kako and Mako each wore their respective tiara and Crown Princess Masako wore the Japanese Sunburst Tiara


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