Audiences, Tea and Other Meetings (2002)
| Date |
Granted by |
Occasion |
Place |
Remarks |
| Jan.17 |
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.14 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the attendees of the 180th Board of Directors Meeting of the Japan Federation of Primary School Principals Association ) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.6 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the Senior Overseas Volunteers and others) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Mar.7 |
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 recipients of the 30th Distinguished Services in Medical Care Award commended by the Minister of Health and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.14 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the members of the Japan Disaster Relief Team) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.15 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (nationwide the police officials of excellence commended by the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Mar.25 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 3rd Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.15 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience/Tea (the officers of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.16 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the prizewinners and others of the 19th Winter Olympic Games) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.18 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the awardees of the Association for Nurturing Mothers and Children) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Apr.22 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the persons of excellent performance in postal business and others commended by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the prizewinners and others of the Salt Lake Winter Paralympic Games) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May8 |
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 |
|
| May9 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Sixth Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May10 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Sixth Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May13 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Sixth Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| May14 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the awardees of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| May16 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the representatives of the Service of Excellence Society of the branch of Japanese Red Cross Society at each administrative division) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| May30 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the city council chairpersons and others participating in the 78th General Meeting of the National Association of Chairpersons of City Councils) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.10 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the awardees, the new members and others of the Japan Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.13 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (nationwide the Chiefs of District Courts and Domestic Courts, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.17 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the awardees, the new members and others of the Japan Art Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.24 |
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 (the representatives of the friendship organizations of the counties to be visited by Their Majesties [on the occasion of Their Majesties' visit abroad]) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jun.27 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 4th Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jul.1 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Compliments (the journalists party accompanying Their Majesties' visit abroad) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Jul.25 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea (the holders of the Newly Designated Important Intangible Cultural Assets and their spouses) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Sep.2 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the foreign nationals invited by the Junior Chamber International Osaka) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Sep.11 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the Chairperson of the Joint Staff Council and others attending the Self Defense Force High-Ranking Staff Meeting) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Sep.25 |
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.26 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 5th Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.3 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the members of the Japan Youth Overseas Expeditionary Party) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.9 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the representatives and others of the organizations receiving the Japan Foundation Award and the Japan Foundation Promotion Award of the Year Fourteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Oct.16 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the returnee members and others of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.22 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the persons of distinguished services in Their Majesties' visit abroad) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.23 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the 14th Imperial Highness the Prince Takamatsu Memorial International Culture Award) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the 54th Health Culture Award commended by the Minister of Health and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.24 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the representatives of the community centers of excellence commended by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Oct.30 |
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.1 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the beacon officials commended by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.3 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.5 |
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 |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (nationwide the guiding officials for misbehaving juveniles) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.8 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Sixth Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| Nov.11 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (nationwide the Director Generals and others participating in the National Police Director Generals Conference) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Sixth Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| Nov.12 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Third to Sixth Orders of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| Nov.13 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Medals of Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
| Nov.14 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the awardees of the 18th Kyoto Award) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Nov.20 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Minister of Justice and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.21 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Her Majesty the Empress |
Reception (the recipients of “the Nemu-no-ki Award” of the Year Fourteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the recipients of the Mothers/Children's Health Promotion Award) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Nov.27 |
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 |
|
| 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 Internal Affairs and Communications) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the persons receiving the Educator of Commendation of the Year Fourteen of Heisei commended by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.4 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the physically or mentally handicapped persons who have achieved self-support and rehabilitation, the persons of Merit in supporting rehabilitation of physically or mentally handicapped persons, and the persons of distinguished services in promoting socialization of physically or mentally handicapped persons all commended by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.5 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the recipients of the National Personnel Authority President Award) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.6 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Tea (the retiring officials with imperial attestation) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.9 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the members of the House of Representatives commended for longtime in-office services) |
Imperial Palace |
|
| Dec.12 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the persons of distinguished services in Her Majesty the Empress’ visit to Switzerland) |
Imperial Residence |
|
| Dec.20 |
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 |
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The Imperial Family
