Audiences, Tea and Other Meetings (2000)
| Date |
Granted by |
Occasion |
Place |
Remarks |
| Jan.13 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the members of the Japan Disaster Relief Team) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| 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.18 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the attendees of the 174th Board of Directors Meeting of the Japan Federation of Primary School Principals Association ) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.1 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 29th Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.2 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the members of the Japan Disaster Relief Team) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.3 |
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 and the President of the Association for Reform) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.8 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the Senior Overseas Volunteers and others) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Mar.13 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the members of the International Peace Cooperation) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.17 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the 28th Distinguished Services in Medical Care Award commended by the Minister of Health and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.22 |
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 |
|
| Apr.17 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience/Tea (the officers of the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.19 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the awardees of the Association for Nurturing Mothers and Children) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.20 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the persons of excellent performance commended by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May9 |
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 |
|
| May10 |
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 |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Compliments (the journalists party accompanying Their Majesties’ visit abroad) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May12 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Seventh Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea (the Prime Minister, the Chief Attendant of Their Majesties’ visit abroad, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea (the representatives of the friendship organizations of the countries visited by Their Majesties [on the occasion of Their Majesties' visit abroad]) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May16 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May17 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.12 |
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.15 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the Chiefs of District Courts and Domestic Courts from the whole country, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Sep.4 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the returnee members and others of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Sep.25 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea (the holders of the Newly Designated Important Intangible Cultural Assets and their spouses) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Sep.27 |
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 |
|
| Sep.28 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the Chairperson of the Joint Staff Council and others of the Self Defense Force High-Ranking Staff Meeting) |
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.12 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the members of the Japan Youth Overseas Expeditionary Party) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.19 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the chief public prosecutors and others participating in the National Superintending Prosecutors and Chief Public Prosecutors Meeting) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the 52nd Health Culture Award commended by the Minister of Health and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Appreciation of the works/Tea (the recipients of the Japan Art Academy Award, the new members of the Academy, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.23 |
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 |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the prizewinners of the 27th Olympic Games and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.26 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the 12th Imperial Highness the Prince Takamatsu Memorial International Culture Award) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the guiding officials for misbehaving juveniles from the whole country) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.27 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Minister of Justice and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.30 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the Director Generals and others from the whole country participating in the National Police Director Generals Conference) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.1 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the beacon officials commended by the Minister of Transport) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.3 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.6 |
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.7 |
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.8 |
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 recipients of the Third to Seventh Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| Nov.13 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Her Majesty the Empress |
Reception (the recipients of “the Nemu-no-ki Award” of the Year Twelve of Heisei) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Nov.14 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the awardees of the 16th Kyoto Award) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.20 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 31st Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| 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 |
|
| Nov.21 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.22 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the Mothers/Children’s Health Promotion Award) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the prizewinners and others of the Sydney Paralympic Games) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.29 |
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 |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the National Personnel Authority President Award) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the persons of distinguished services in Their Majesties’ visit abroad) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.30 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the persons receiving the Educator of Commendation of the Year Twelve of Heisei commended by the Minister of Education, Science and Culture) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.6 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the disabled persons who have achieved self-support and rehabilitation, the persons of merit in supporting rehabilitation of disabled persons, and the persons of distinguished services in promoting socialization of disabled persons all commended by the Minister of Health and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.7 |
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.13 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Minister of Home Affairs and others) |
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 |
Luncheon (the Prime Minister and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Tea (the retiring officials with imperial attestation) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.22 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the persons involved in Her Imperial Highness Princess Norinomiya’s visit to Slovakia, Slovenia and Ireland, and others) |
Imperial Residence |
|
The Imperial Family
