The Empress Emerita celebrated her 87th birthday on the 20th.
The Empress Emeritus spent the past year of the Corona War quietly with her regular days at her temporary residence in Minato-ku, Tokyo, refraining from going out and meeting with outsiders as much as possible.
According to the Imperial Household Agency, I am still deeply concerned with the emeritus about the disaster areas in various parts of Japan, such as the debris flow disaster that occurred in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture in July.
Regarding the Great East Japan Earthquake, which has passed 10 years, it seems that the reconstruction is progressing little by little, such as the first trial cultivation of rice after the nuclear accident in Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture. ..
He often talked with the Emperor and his aides about the Olympics and Paralympics held in Tokyo for the first time in 57 years, and he seemed happy and happy about the remarkable development of sports for the disabled, which he once supported with the Emperor. That is.
On the other hand, the symptoms of fever rising in the afternoon after May last year have not changed, and the numerical value that is a diagnostic index of heart failure continues to be higher than usual.
The stiffness of the fingers, which seems to be due to the treatment after surgery for breast cancer, has not been completely cured, but recently it is becoming possible to play the piano little by little.
Mako, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Akishino, who will leave the imperial family due to marriage on the 26th of this month, is always cherished with the emperor, and it seems that farewell is lonely.
The celebration of Empress Emerita's birthday will be postponed, as it was last year, given the ongoing severe situation caused by the corona wreck.