On the 3rd, Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress met at the Imperial Palace with the recipients of awards given to people and organizations that have made outstanding achievements in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries.
At 4:00 p.m. on the 3rd, at the Imperial Palace's "Shunju-no-ma", the Emperor and Empress attended the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Festival, which recognizes individuals and organizations engaged in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries. I was met with
His Majesty the Emperor said, "I am glad that we have contributed to the development of the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries and the local community."
Their Majesties listened to explanations from the winners in turn in front of a panel that introduced initiatives such as food production using agricultural products that could not be shipped due to non-standards, and biodiversity-friendly forestry, and enthusiastically asked questions. I was.
The Empress asked the winner, who grows rice in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, about the situation at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake, such as "Did you evacuate?"