Audiences with distinguished guests from overseas
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Nicaragua (Official Working Visit) |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Sweden and Mrs. Carlsson (Official Working Visit) |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Mrs. Claes |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.M. Queen Ingrid of Denmark and H.M. Queen Anne Marie of Greece |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
H.R.H. the Count of Barcelona of Spain |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Soviet Union and Mrs. Gorbacheva (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Former President of Sri Lanka and Mrs. Jayewardene |
| May |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland and Mrs. Collins |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Vice President of the U.S.A. and Mrs. Quayle |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and Datin Endon |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Commission of the European Communities and Mrs. Delors |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Jamaica |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Canada and Mrs. Mulroney (Official Working Visit) |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Michael of Kent of the U.K. |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Spanish Government and Mrs. Gonzalez (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Denmark and Mrs. Schlüter (Official Working Visit) |
| July |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Chairman of the Federal Assembly of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
T.R.H. Ashi Dechan Wangmo, Dasho Zillon, Ashi Mendherawa, Ashi Kesang Wangmo and Ashi Deki Chhoden of Bhutan |
| September |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Former Prime Minister of the U.K. |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
12 Journalists from Italy, Belgium and Germany where T.M. the Emperor and Empress were planning to visit |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Hungary and Mrs. Antall (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Chairman of the North Atlantic Council and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Mrs. Woerner |
| October |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Bolivia (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.M. Queen Beatrix (State Visit) and H.R.H. Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands |
| November |
His Majesty the Emperor |
H.H. Sheikh Isa, Amir of Bahrain |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
First President of Micronesia and Mrs. Nakayama |
| December |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Member of the European Parliament and Princess Regina |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Thailand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Former Prime Minister of France |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Malaysia and Mrs. Mahathir with Mr. Mahathir, son of Prime Minister |
Audiences with Foreign Ambassadors
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Papua New Guinea and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia and his spouse |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Dominican Republic |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Costa Rica and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of El Salvador and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jordan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Morocco and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria and his spouse |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bangladesh and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burundi and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Micronesia, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Rwanda and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tanzania and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Peru and his spouse |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Yugoslavia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Paraguay and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bolivia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Myanmar and his spouse |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Peru, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kenya and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mauritania and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Laos and his spouse |
| June |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Côte d'Ivoire and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zimbabwe and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Syria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Singapore and his spouse |
| July |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uganda and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Soviet Union and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Rwanda and his spouse |
| September |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Denmark and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Senegal and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zaire |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tanzania and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Papua New Guinea and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Myanmar and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Gabon and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Chile and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Chad and his spouse |
| December
|
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zambia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bangladesh |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Côte d'Ivoire and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Singapore and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nicaragua and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Qatar and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Denmark and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Algeria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of New Zealand and his spouse |
The Imperial Family