Sunday, January 1, 2012

Emperor greets public, wishes them a better year

Emperor greets public, wishes them a better year


The Emperor used his annual New Year greetings to the public to say that he hopes 2012 will be a better year for the Japanese people as the country recovers from last year's earthquake and tsunami.

The Emperor addressed thousands of well-wishers from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday.

He and other members of the imperial family waved from the balcony 3 times during the morning.

More than 8,000 members of the public had braved the cold to enter the palace grounds when the main gate was opened at 9:30 AM. More than 42,000 had entered the palace grounds by noon.

Monday, January 02, 2012 12:22 +0900 (JST)

Please read complete article at link below:
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http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120102_09.html

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