According to Japanese media reports on February 23, Emperor Naruhito's 62nd birthday celebration "Ceremony of Congratulations" was held at the Imperial Palace "Matsuma". At noon on the 23rd, the emperor and his wife accepted congratulations from the Japanese prime minister and ambassador to Japan, and before that, Prince Fumihito and Princess Kiko of Akishinomiya addressed the emperor on behalf of the imperial family.
Affected by the epidemic, the "general greeting" activity of the emperor's birthday custom has been cancelled for three consecutive years, and the grand banquet of nearly 500 people on the 60th birthday has become a thing of the past. This year's birthday party has shrunk significantly, the ceremony is quite rudimentary, only 12 people attended the "ceremony of congratulations", the "ceremony of the banquet" with the participants for lunch and the "ceremony of the tea party" with the ambassadors to Japan were all cancelled.
Although everything was simple, Empress Masako still dressed up elaborately to celebrate her husband's birthday. The 58-year-old Masako wore a royal blue fallen dress to grab the mirror, a long skirt with a half-height neck and a waist style outlined a graceful and rich posture, the collar and cuffs were embroidered with sequins for decoration glittering and lighting up the shape, and then pinned to a pearl brooch elegant and noble.
Naruhito appeared in a morning dress, and Masako calmly walked into the venue, standing straight on the stage with a folding fan waist board in her hand, with a dignified and generous attitude. Masako, who is taller than Naruhito, is half a head taller, and the emperor and his wife, who have a clear height difference, are inexplicably harmonious.
As the empress, there is no sense of distance from above, and Masako bends down to greet the guests for several weeks, and the whole time she smiles and smiles very kindly.
According to Japanese media sources, the trip to the residence of the Emperor and his wife that was planned to go to the emperor's residence on the 23rd was cancelled, and the emperor and his wife were temporarily unable to meet and greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. In addition, according to relevant sources, Emperor Naruhito extended his condolences to the 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom who was infected with the new crown virus on the 22nd.