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NHK
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NHK
Japan's Emperor, Empress arrive in Mongolia for official visit
Japan's Emperor and Empress arrived in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar on Sunday. This is their first visit to the country as Emperor and Empress. Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ate dairy snacks in a traditional welcoming ceremony at Chinggis Khaan International Airport on the outskirts of the capital. The Imperial couple also received flowers and spoke with the people who came to welcome them. Local TV stations aired their arrival live. The couple headed to a hotel in the capital by car. The Emperor and Empress will view exhibits on Mongolia's history and culture when they visit a national museum on Monday. They will also inspect water supply facilities built with Japan's support. They will attend a welcome ceremony as state guests on Tuesday and meet with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and his wife before attending a banquet at their hotel in the evening. On Tuesday afternoon, the couple will pay their respects at a monument for Japanese nationals who died from hard labor and other causes after being detained by the former Soviet Union and sent to Mongolia shortly after the end of World War Two. Toward the end of the visit, they are expected to attend the opening ceremony of a national sports festival called Naadam, and watch an archery competition and horse racing.
NHK
05-07-2025
- NHK
Japan's Emperor, Empress set to begin visit to Mongolia
Japan's Emperor and Empress are set to begin their 8-day official visit to Mongolia. They will also mourn Japanese people who died after being detained there following World War Two. Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are scheduled to depart Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Sunday morning aboard a government plane. They will arrive at the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar in the afternoon. On Tuesday, they will attend a welcome ceremony as state guests and meet with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and his wife in a ger, a traditional tent-like structure set up within government facilities to host special guests. They will attend a banquet at their hotel in the evening. In the afternoon, the couple will pay their respects at a monument for Japanese nationals who died from hard labor and other causes after being detained by the former Soviet Union and sent to Mongolia shortly after World War Two. This year marks 80 years since the end of the war. The Emperor and Empress will also have opportunities to learn the history and culture of Mongolia and to interact with local people during their stay until July 13. Toward the end of the trip, they are expected to attend the opening ceremony of a national sports festival called Naadam, and watch competitions in such events as archery and horse racing. Their itinerary also includes a visit to a national park with a vast expanse of grassland, which is a sanctuary for a rare species of horses. This will be the Imperial couple's fourth official overseas trip since the Emperor's accession to the throne, following their visit to Britain last year. They will also be the first-ever Japanese Emperor and Empress to visit Mongolia.
NHK
20-06-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Japan's Emperor and Empress to visit Mongolia in July
It has been formally decided that Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make an official visit to Mongolia in July. Their itinerary includes a visit to a memorial for Japanese nationals who died there after World War Two. The couple's trip to Mongolia for eight days from July 6 was decided at a Cabinet meeting on Friday. It will be their first trip to Mongolia as Emperor and Empress. They are scheduled to depart from Tokyo's Haneda Airport in the morning and arrive at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital, in the afternoon. The Emperor and Empress will attend a welcome ceremony on July 8 as state guests and meet with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and his wife, Luvsandorj Bolortsetseg, in a ger, a traditional tent-like structure, designed to host special guests within government facilities. They will attend a banquet at a hotel in the capital in the evening. The couple is also scheduled to pay their respects at a monument for Japanese nationals who died from hard labor and other causes after being detained by the former Soviet Union and sent to Mongolia shortly after World War Two. The Emperor and Empress will also have opportunities to learn the history and culture of Mongolia and to interact with local people. Toward the end of the trip, the couple is expected to attend the opening ceremony of Naadam, the national sports festival, and watch competitions in such events as archery and horse racing. Their itinerary also includes a visit to a national park where a rare horse species roams a vast expanse of grassland.
