President Biden of the United States, who came to Japan on the 22nd, visited the Imperial Palace on the morning of the 23rd and attended a press conference with His Majesty the Emperor.

Before 10 am, President Biden, led by a police car, entered the Imperial Palace from the main gate in a row of about 20 cars, and headed for the residence of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress through the Nijubashi Bridge.



At the entrance of the Imperial Palace, His Majesty the Emperor welcomed the President and greeted him with a smile.



This is the first meeting between His Majesty the Emperor and the President of the United States in three years since President Trump in the first year of Reiwa, and it is the first time that His Majesty the Emperor has met President Biden since 2013 when he was a Crown Prince.



The conference will take place in the hall of the Imperial Palace for about 30 minutes, and when President Biden leaves the Imperial Palace after the conference, he will greet the Emperor again with a smile, and the Emperor will see him off until the car disappears. Was being done.

Press conferences between the emperor and foreign heads of state

Meetings between the emperor and foreign heads of state and royalty are held as a public service for international goodwill.



In the Heisei era, the Emperor Emeritus had a total of 354 interviews, and when the other party visited with his wife, the Emeritus was also present.



In addition to exchanging words wishing for the development of bilateral relations, there were various topics such as history, culture, and environmental issues, and the Emperor Emeritus sometimes thanked him for his support for the disaster.



In May of the first year of Reiwa, when the times changed, His Majesty the Emperor will meet with the American President and Mrs. Trump, who came to Japan as state guests with her Empress.



At this seat, His Majesty the Emperor said, "The exchange between the Imperial Family and the United States has been long, and I heard stories from His Majesty the Emperor who had various experiences." I think that the wonderful relationship we have now is being built. "



His Majesty the Emperor continued to hold meetings with the presidents of each country, but after the spread of the new coronavirus, he had no chance to meet with the presidents of each country at the Tokyo Olympics.