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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Emperor Akihito New Year's message[ 538 ]

Emperor Akihito expresses concern over recession in New Year's message

Members of the Imperial Family are pictured in this photograph provided courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency.

Members of the Imperial Family are pictured in this photograph provided courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency.

Emperor Akihito's New Year's message on Friday called for people to support each other amid tough economic conditions

"Last year, many people faced hardships due to the continuing severe economic conditions, and my heart goes out to them," the message, released by the Imperial Household Agency, said.

"In this new year that we are greeting, I hope that everyone will help one another and support each other to overcome the challenges they are facing. I also hope that they will work together with the people of the world in pursuit of peace and do their utmost to build a better future."

To mark the New Year, the Imperial Household Agency released five poems composed by Emperor Akihito and three composed by Empress Michiko last year. Emperor Akihito's poem about hearing the Imperial Guard Band play on the occasion of his 50th wedding anniversary reads as follows:

As I look back / On the days and years gone by / My beloved by my side / What joy it is to hear / The Grand March "Celebration."

Another poem gives his impression on revisiting Canada in 2009, after 56 years:

Here I am again / In Canada where I journeyed / In my days of youth / Greatly impressed am I to see / The new face of this country.

One of the poems by Empress Michiko recalls the Imperial Procession on the occasion of the Emperor's enthronement:

Blessed and beloved / You proceed among the people /As they behold / Your celebration parade / With You in the glow of the sun.

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are due to travel to Kyoto Prefecture in March to attend an international conference, and will travel around Japan to attend tree planting festivals. Crown Prince Naruhito will visit Ghana and Kenya in March.

On New Year's Day, the Imperial Family were to attend ceremonial events, and on Jan. 2, they will appear on an Imperial Palace balcony to greet well-wishers. The main gates of the Imperial Palace will open at 9:30 a.m.

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