Audiences, Tea and Other Meetings (1998)
| Date |
Granted by |
Occasion |
Place |
Remarks |
| Jan.21 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the Emperor’s Cup at the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Festival) and Appreciation (the exhibits of achievements and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Feb.17 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the attendees of the 168th Board of Directors Meeting of the Japan Federation of Primary School Principals Association) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Feb.18 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the chief public prosecutors and others participating in the National Superintending Prosecutors and Chief Public Prosecutors Meeting) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.5 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the representatives of the reform officials of the Ministry of Justice commended by the Minister of Justice) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.13 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the police officials of excellence from the whole country commended by the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the Senior Overseas Volunteers and others) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Mar.23 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 23rd Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.27 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the 26th Distinguished Services in Medical Care Award commended by the Minister of Health and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.8 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience/Tea (the officers of the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.20 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the persons of excellent performance and others commended by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the prizewinners and others of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.22 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the persons of distinguished services in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.23 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the awardees of the Association for Nurturing Mothers and Children) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.30 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the prizewinners and others of the 1998 Winter Paralympic Games) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May6 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the First and higher Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Second Order of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May7 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Seventh Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| May11 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Seventh Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| May12 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Seventh Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| May13 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the awardees of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea (the Prime Minister, the Chief Attendant and others of Their Majesties’ visit abroad) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea (the representatives of the friendship organizations [on the occasion of Their Majesties’ visit abroad]) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May14 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the awardees of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.19 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the Chiefs of District Courts and Domestic Courts from the whole country, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.22 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the recipients of the Japan Academy Award, the new members of the Academy, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.25 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the scholars of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Jun.26 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the persons of distinguished services in Their Majesties’ visit abroad) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.29 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the recipients of the Japan Art Academy Award, the new members of the Academy, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jul.10 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 24th Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jul.16 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea (the holders of the Newly Designated Important Intangible Cultural Assets and their spouses) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Sep.2 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the returnee members of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, and the returnee members of the Japanese Descendant Society Youth Volunteers) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Sep.3 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the foreign nationals invited by the Junior Chamber International Osaka) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Sep.17 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the Chairperson of the Joint Staff Council and others attending the Self Defense Force High-Ranking Officers Meeting) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Sep.25 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the members of the Japan Youth Overseas Expeditionary Party) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the representatives of the cities, towns and villages commended by the President of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.2 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the 50th Health Culture Award commended by the Minister of Health and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.5 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the Japan Foundation Award and the Japan Foundation Promotion Award) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Oct.8 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the chief public prosecutors and others participating in the National Superintending Prosecutors and Chief Public Prosecutors Meeting) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.30 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the beacon officials commended by the Minister of Transport) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.2 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the representatives of the community centers of excellence commended by the Minister of Education, Science and Culture) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.3 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.4 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit and People of Cultural Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.5 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the First and higher Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Second Order of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.6 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Seventh Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| Nov.9 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Seventh Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| Nov.10 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the Police Director Generals and others from the whole country attending the National Police Director Generals Conference) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Seventh Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| Nov.11 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.12 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.18 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the awardees of the 14th Kyoto Award) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Nov.19 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 25th Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Her Majesty the Empress |
Reception (the recipients of “the Nemu-no-ki Award” of the Year Ten of Heisei) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Nov.20 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the persons receiving the Educator of Commendation of the Year Ten of Heisei commended by the Minister of Education, Science and Culture) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the Mothers/Children’s Health Promotion Award) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.26 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the persons of distinguished services in the popularization and development of the Tax Declaration System commended by the Minister of Finance) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.27 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the taxation officials of the National Tax Agency commended by the Minister of Finance, and the taxation officials and accounting officials of the local public bodies commended by the Minister of Home Affairs) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the guiding officials for misbehaving juveniles from the whole country) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.30 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Minister of Home Affairs and the Prefectural Governors) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.3 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the physically handicapped persons who have achieved self-support and rehabilitation, the persons of merit in supporting rehabilitation of physically handicapped persons, and the persons of distinguished services in promoting socialization of physically handicapped persons all commended by the Minister of Health and Welfare, and the winners of the IPC 2nd Track-and-Field Championship) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.4 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Luncheon (the President of the Board of Audit of Japan, the President of the National Personnel Authority, the Chairperson of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.11 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the recipients of the National Personnel Authority President Award) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.14 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the members of the House of Representatives commended for longstanding in-office services) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Tea (the retiring officials with imperial attestation) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.21 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Tea (the retiring officials with imperial attestation) |
Imperial Palace |
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The Imperial Family
