On the 8th, the Emperor's family heard from the president of the Japanese Red Cross Society and medical staff who worked in the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake to hear about local support activities and other matters.
On the afternoon of the 8th, His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress, who is honorary president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, and their eldest daughter Aiko, who has been offered a job at the Japanese Red Cross Society, invited officials from the Japanese Red Cross Society to their residence in the Imperial Palace and visited Noto. For about an hour and a half, they received an explanation about support activities in the areas affected by the Peninsular Earthquake.
According to a close aide, President Atsushi Seike first explained the status of dispatching staff and the distribution of relief supplies, and then began operations in the severely damaged Suzu and Wajima cities immediately after the earthquake and in late January. Doctors and nurses talked about their experiences in the field.
The Emperor's family asked questions such as, ``Having been to the disaster area twice, what changes have you noticed over time?'' The doctors and nurses answered, ``It is important to understand the feelings of the people in the disaster area.'' When I said things like, ``I think so,'' they seemed to nod in sympathy.
The Imperial Household Agency is making arrangements for Their Majesties to visit the disaster-stricken areas later this month.