Audiences, Tea and Other Meetings (2004)

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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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