Audiences with distinguished guests from overseas
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal and Mrs. Ranabhat |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Dominican Republic (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the House of Counsellors of Morocco |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the National Assembly of Slovenia and Mrs. Podobnik |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the First Chamber of the State-General of the Netherlands and Mrs. Korthals Altes-Matthijssen |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Hungary and Mrs. Göncz (State Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Palau and Mrs. Nakamura |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Kiribati and Mrs. Tito |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Micronesia and Mrs. Falcam |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Marshall Islands and Mrs. Note |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince ‘Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga and H.R.H. Princess Tuku'aho |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Samoa |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Premier of Niue |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Tuvalu and Mrs. Ionatana |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Fiji Islands and Mrs. Chaudhry |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea and Mrs. Morauta |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Cook Islands and Mrs. Maoate |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Vanuatu |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Relations of Solomon Islands |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary General of the South Pacific Forum Secretariat |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Chairman of the Dáil of Ireland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
9 Journalists from the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Finland where T.M. the Emperor and Empress were planning to visit |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. The Duke of Kent of the U.K. |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Laos and Mrs. Keobounphan |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Ghana and Mrs. Agyeman Rawlings |
| July |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand |
| September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Russia and Mrs. Putina (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
The Lord High Chancellor of the U.K. and Lady Irvine |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Philippe and H.R.H. Princess Mathilde of Belgium |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Princess Astrid and H.R.H. Prince Lorenz of Belgium |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Premier of the State Council of China and Mrs. Lao (Official Visit) |
| November |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Iran (Official Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Palau and Mrs. Nakamura (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Mr. Inoue, Senator of the U.S.A. |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore and Mrs. Tan |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the National Assembly of the People's Power of Cuba |
| December |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Zambia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the National Council of Slovak Republic and Mrs. Migašova |
Audiences with Foreign Ambassadors
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Panama and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria 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 Iran and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of New Zealand and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Swaziland |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland 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 Sweden and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam 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 Guatemala and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Algeria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S.A. and his spouse |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tunisia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belgium |
| 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 Mozambique 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 Canada and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Apostolic Nuncio |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus |
| April |
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 Micronesia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Chile and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ecuador |
| 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 Sri Lanka and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Viet Nam and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.A.E. |
| 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 Tanzania |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jordan and his spouse |
| July |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Oman |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland and his spouse |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Estonia |
| August |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel and his spouse |
| September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Marshall Islands and her spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Saudi Arabia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Africa and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Croatia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Rwanda and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Czech Republic and his spouse |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Croatia and his spouse |
| November |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovenia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zambia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kenya |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Chile and his spouse |
| December |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland 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 India and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China 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 France and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Head of the Delegation of the European Commission and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel 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 Dominican Republic and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Peru and his spouse |
The Imperial Family