Audiences, Tea and Other Meetings (2004)
Date |
Granted by |
Occasion |
Place |
Remarks |
Jan.15 |
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 |
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Feb.16 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 9th Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Feb.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 attendees of the 186th Board of Directors Meeting of the Japan Federation of Primary School Principals Association ) |
Imperial Palace |
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Feb.26 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the persons involved in Her Imperial Highness Norinomiya's visit to Uruguay and Honduras) |
Imperial Residence |
|
Feb.27 |
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.15 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the police officials of excellence commended by the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Mar.22 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the 32nd distinguished services in Medical Care Award commended by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Mar.24 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the Senior Overseas Volunteers and others) |
Imperial Residence |
|
Apr.19 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience/Tea (the officers of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Apr.20 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the persons of excellent performance in postal business commended by the President of the Japan Post) |
Imperial Palace |
|
May7 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Grand Cordon and other Orders) |
Imperial Palace |
|
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Spring of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
|
May10 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Spring of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
May11 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Spring of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
May12 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Spring of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
May13 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Spring of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
May14 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Spring of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
May17 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Spring of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
May27 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the city council chairpersons and others participating in the 80th General Meeting of the National Association of Chairpersons of City Councils) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the members of and the persons involved in the Japan Disaster Relief Team) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Jun.7 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (this year’s awardees, new members and others of the Japan Art Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
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Jun.14 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (this year’s awardees, new members and others of the Japan Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Jun.17 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the Chiefs of District Courts and Domestic Courts, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Jun.28 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 10th Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Jul.2 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the scholars of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship [Yoshio Nakamura, the representative member of the “Crown Prince Scholarship” Japan Committee, H. Hamamoto, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the “Crown Prince Scholarship” Foundation (Hawaii), and 6 international students from Japan and Hawaii]) |
Imperial Residence |
|
Sep.6 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the returnee members and others of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers) |
Imperial Residence |
|
Sep.9 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the foreign nationals invited by the Junior Chamber International Osaka, and others) |
Imperial Residence |
|
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.22 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the 56th Health Culture Award commended by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Sep.27 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the 11th Class students of the inspector appointment course of the National Police Academy) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Sep.29 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea (the holders of the Newly Designated Important Intangible Cultural Assets and their spouses) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Sep.30 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the members of the Japan Youth Overseas Expeditionary Party) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Oct.7 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the recipients of the Japan Foundation Award and the Japan Foundation Promotion Award) |
Imperial Residence |
|
Oct.13 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the prizewinners and others of the 28th Olympic Games) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Oct.25 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the Police Director Generals and others from the whole country attending the National Police Director Generals Conference) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Oct.27 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Tea Party (the prizewinners and others of the Athens Paralympic Games) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Oct.29 |
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 |
|
Nov.1 |
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 |
Tea Party (the persons of longstanding involvement or services to the beacon duties) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Nov.3 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit) |
Imperial Palace |
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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 Grand Cordon and other Orders) |
Imperial Palace |
|
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Autumn of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Nov.8 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Autumn of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
Nov.9 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Autumn of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
Nov.10 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Autumn of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
Her Majesty the Empress |
Reception (the recipients of “the Nemu-no-ki Award” of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Residence |
|
Nov.11 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Autumn of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
Nov.12 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of Orders of the Autumn of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
Nov.15 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Audience (the recipients of the Medals of Merit of the Autumn of the Year Sixteen of Heisei) |
Imperial Palace |
2 occasions |
Nov.22 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Prefectural Governors, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
His Majesty the Emperor |
Tea (the retiring officials with imperial attestation) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Nov.25 |
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 |
|
Nov.30 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, judges and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Dec.1 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Tea (the retiring officials with imperial attestation) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Dec.6 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the recipients of the Educator of Commendation of the Year Sixteen of Heisei commended by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) |
Imperial Palace |
|
Dec.8 |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Interview/Luncheon (the Minister of Justice, the Public Prosecutor General, the Superintending Prosecutors of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and others) |
Imperial Palace |
|
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.9 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Reception (the recipients of the National Personnel Authority President Award) |
Imperial Palace |
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Dec.13 |
Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress |
Audience (the members of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives commended for longstanding in-office services) |
Imperial Palace |
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