On New Year's Day, a "New Year celebration" was held at the Imperial Palace, and His Majesty the Emperor gave a New Year's greeting, saying, "I pray for the happiness of the people and the development of the country."
The "New Year Celebration Ceremony" is a ceremony in which the Emperor receives a New Year celebration with the Empress from the Imperial Family, the Prime Minister, the chairs of both Houses of Representatives, and foreign ambassadors stationed in Japan at the beginning of the year.
At the "Matsu no Ma" in the Imperial Palace, Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress attended a ceremony with the royal family such as Akishinomiya from 11:00 am, and their eldest daughter, Aiko, was also the first after the adult event last month. I was faced as a public affair.
The ritual was thoroughly implemented to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, and the female royal family was refrained from wearing tiara hair ornaments as last year, given the situation that many people are struggling with the spread of the infection. ..
First, on behalf of the members of the House of Representatives who attended, Chairman Hosoda and Chairman Shandong gave New Year's greetings.
In response, His Majesty the Emperor said, "At the beginning of the year, I pray for the happiness of the people and the development of the country."
Their Majesties received greetings from Prime Minister Kishida and Ministers in the morning.
From the afternoon, in addition to receiving greetings from foreign ambassadors stationed in Japan, the family will visit the temporary residence of the Emperor and his wife in Minato-ku, Tokyo.