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Yomiuri Shimbun
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Emperor, Empress Interact with Students at Local School in Ulaanbaatar during Visit to Mongolia
ULAANBAATAR — The Emperor and Empress on Wednesday interacted with students at a local school in Ulaanbaatar during their visit as state guests to Mongolia. Located in a residential area with many traditional mobile homes, called ger, School No. 149 was opened in 2020 with Japanese support. The school enrolls students from the first grade of elementary school to the third grade of high school. The students welcomed the Imperial couple by singing a song in Japanese by the popular band Ikimonogakari. The Emperor and Empress applauded the performance and interacted with students. The Emperor introduced himself, saying, 'My name is Naruhito,' while the Empress told some students, 'Your Japanese is wonderful.' After that, the Imperial couple visited the Mongolia-Japan Hospital, the first university hospital in Mongolia established with Japanese financial assistance. They met with doctors and nurses who had previously studied in Japan. Earlier the same day, the Emperor visited the Mongol Kosen College of Technology, which is modeled on the Japanese technical college system. After touring the school, he met with students, graduates and other parties. 'It is great that you have found a job,' the Emperor said to a 20-year-old Mongolian who plans to start working at an IT company in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, in October. 'I wish you good luck in Japan.'
The Mainichi
06-07-2025
- Politics
- The Mainichi
Japanese imperial couple depart for historic visit to Mongolia
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako departed Sunday for a state visit to Mongolia, the first by a Japanese emperor, aiming to reaffirm the two nations' friendship with this year marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. During their eight-day trip through July 13, the imperial couple are scheduled to lay flowers at a memorial to commemorate Japanese nationals who died while in internment camps there after the war. A welcome ceremony and meeting with President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and his wife are to take place Tuesday in Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar. The imperial couple are expected to then participate in a banquet hosted by the Mongolian leader that night. The itinerary also includes their attendance at the opening ceremony of Naadam, Mongolia's largest annual festival, on Friday. "Through this visit, I hope to reflect on the long-standing history of exchanges between our two countries," the emperor said at a press conference on Wednesday. "I hope this visit will also serve as an opportunity to invigorate exchanges further, particularly among the younger generation," he added. Mongolia, sandwiched between China and Russia, established diplomatic relations with Japan in 1972. The two countries have enjoyed a close relationship since Mongolia embarked on democratization and economic liberalization in 1990. With Japanese aid contributing significantly to Mongolia's development, the imperial couple are scheduled to visit the Mongol Kosen College of Technology, modeled after Japan's technical colleges, and the Mongolia-Japan Hospital, which helps train medical professionals. The two countries' historical connection, however, is more checkered. Following the war, the Soviet military transferred around 14,000 of some 575,000 Japanese prisoners of war from Siberia to Mongolia, putting them to work on infrastructure projects for around two years. More than 1,700 are believed to have died. The Japanese government later established a memorial on a hill in Dambadarjaa, a former cemetery for the deceased POWs on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The imperial couple will pay their respects at the site on Tuesday. "I wish to mourn those who lost their lives far from their homeland against their will and reflect on their hardships," said the emperor, who also visited the monument during his previous trip to Mongolia as crown prince in 2007.
Kyodo News
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Kyodo News
Japanese imperial couple depart for historic visit to Mongolia
TOKYO - Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako departed Sunday for a state visit to Mongolia, the first by a Japanese emperor, aiming to reaffirm the two nations' friendship with this year marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. During their eight-day trip through July 13, the imperial couple are scheduled to lay flowers at a memorial to commemorate Japanese nationals who died while in internment camps there after the war. A welcome ceremony and meeting with President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and his wife are to take place Tuesday in Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar. The imperial couple are expected to then participate in a banquet hosted by the Mongolian leader that night. The itinerary also includes their attendance at the opening ceremony of Naadam, Mongolia's largest annual festival, on Friday. "Through this visit, I hope to reflect on the long-standing history of exchanges between our two countries," the emperor said at a press conference on Wednesday. "I hope this visit will also serve as an opportunity to invigorate exchanges further, particularly among the younger generation," he added. Mongolia, sandwiched between China and Russia, established diplomatic relations with Japan in 1972. The two countries have enjoyed a close relationship since Mongolia embarked on democratization and economic liberalization in 1990. With Japanese aid contributing significantly to Mongolia's development, the imperial couple are scheduled to visit the Mongol Kosen College of Technology, modeled after Japan's technical colleges, and the Mongolia-Japan Hospital, which helps train medical professionals. The two countries' historical connection, however, is more checkered. Following the war, the Soviet military transferred around 14,000 of some 575,000 Japanese prisoners of war from Siberia to Mongolia, putting them to work on infrastructure projects for around two years. More than 1,700 are believed to have died. The Japanese government later established a memorial on a hill in Dambadarjaa, a former cemetery for the deceased POWs on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The imperial couple will pay their respects at the site on Tuesday. "I wish to mourn those who lost their lives far from their homeland against their will and reflect on their hardships," said the emperor, who also visited the monument during his previous trip to Mongolia as crown prince in 2007.
