Audiences with distinguished guests from overseas
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Federal Republic of Germany and Ms. Büdenbender |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique and Dr. Dlhovo |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Republic of Chile |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Mrs. Sirisena (Official Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the National Assembly of the State of Kuwait |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Federal Senate of the Federative Republic of Brazil and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
His Majesty King Carl Ⅹ Ⅵ Gustaf and Her Majesty Queen Silvia of the Kingdom of Sweden（Official Visit） |
| May |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China（Official Visit） |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa and Mrs. Malielegaoi（Official Visit） |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Republic of Palau |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Federated States of Micronesia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Republic of Kiribati |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa and Mrs. Malielegaoi |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji and Mrs. Bainimarama |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu and Mrs. Salwai |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands and Mrs. Houenipwela |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Government of New Caledonia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Acting Premier of Niue |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and Mdm. Hien（State Visit） |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the National Assembly of the French Republic and his spouse |
September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Republic of Ecuador and Mrs. Moreno |
October |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam |
| November |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Burkina Faso and Mrs. Kabore（Official Visit） |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
His Majesty King Abdullah Ⅱ Ibn Al Hussein, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah and His Royal Highness Prince Omar bin Faisal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
December |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Republic of Ghana |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Republic of Zambia |
Audiences with Foreign Ambassadors
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iceland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Benin and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea and his spouse |
| February |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mauritania |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ghana and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Czech Republic and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland and her 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 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Honduras |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burkina Faso and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel and her spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Gabon and his spouse |
March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland and her spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Liberia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Paraguay |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mali |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lebanon and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Senegal and his spouse |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Congo and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bahrain |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iceland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Angola and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iraq |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland and his spouse |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Madagascar |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mauritania |
| July |
Her Majesty the Empress and His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Norway |
| Her Majesty the Empress and His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of European Union and his spouse |
| Her Majesty the Empress and His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kenya and his spouse |
| Her Majesty the Empress and His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Luxembourg |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Oman |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jordan and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cambodia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tunisia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Qatar and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of European Union and his spouse |
| August |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Maldives and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ghana |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nicaragua |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kuwait and his spouse |
| September |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lesotho and her 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 Qatar |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia and his spouse |
| 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 Algeria |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Viet Nam and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Senegal and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Norway |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Estonia |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Namibia |
November |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia |
| 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 Mexico 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 Finland and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of European Union and her spouse |
| December |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Samoa and her spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Costa Rica |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empresse |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Denmark and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tunisia and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Czech Republic |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cambodia |
| 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 Spain |
The Imperial Family