Empress Masako turned 61 on Monday, with ideas of individuals affected by disasters, together with the large Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake weighing on her thoughts.
“The start of this yr was deeply painful” with the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Empress Masako stated in a written remark launched by the Imperial Family Company that noticed her specific her condolences to catastrophe victims in Noto and different areas.
The Empress visited the Noto area with Emperor Naruhito in March and once more in April. The empress has fond reminiscences of visits together with her pals to Noto when she was a pupil.
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