Prince Akishino and his wife attend the ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Paraguay
Ceremony held on the outskirts of the capital Asuncion, 1st generation Japanese ``Thank you for your energy''
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- Prince Akishino and his wife, who are visiting Paraguay, attended a ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of Japanese immigration on the outskirts of the capital, Asuncion, on the 21st local time.
- Prince Akishino paid his respects to the migrants who have overcome hardships, and President Peña also gave a congratulatory address.
- The couple also laid flowers at the cenotaph.
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The Imperial Family pays tribute to the people who have migrated from Japan to countries far away, and has visited them on important milestones in the past.
Prince Akishino and his wife, who are currently visiting Paraguay, attended a ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Paraguay on the 21st local time, held on the outskirts of the capital Asuncion. The Imperial Family pays tribute to the people who have migrated from Japan to countries far away, and has visited them on important milestones in the past. The first-generation Japanese Americans who met the couple seemed moved and said, ``They gave me energy.''
At the commemorative ceremony, Prince Akishino greeted the approximately 650 people in attendance, saying, ``I would like to express my heartfelt respect to all of you who have overcome various hardships in your respective places of emigration and have firmly planted roots in this land.'' In his congratulatory address, President Peña said, ``I hope that the history of these migrants continues to bring us pride, lessons, and hope.''
Prior to the ceremony, the couple visited a memorial memorial for Japanese Americans who died in Paraguay, laid flowers, and took a bow.
Prince Akishino: ``Although there is a distance, it feels very close.''
In the afternoon, Japanese immigrants and others...
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