The Emperor met with the heads of state of seven countries, including King Abdullah of Jordan, who visited Japan to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe.
Among them, King Abdullah of Jordan arrived at the Imperial Palace's "South Kurumayose" before 9:30 am on the 28th.
When the King entered the "Bamboo Room" where His Majesty the Emperor was waiting, guided by a staff member, the Emperor smiled and shook hands, and the interview lasted about 15 minutes.
Over the course of about two and a half hours until after noon, His Majesty the Emperor
held press conferences one after another with President Gnassingbe of
Togo, President
Azali of
the Comoros, Emir Tamim of Qatar,
President Whips of Palau, President
Phuc of Vietnam, and President Wickremesinghe
of Sri Lanka.
In total, I have finished meeting with the heads of state of seven countries.