
天皇、皇后両陛下主催の秋の園遊会が29日、東京・赤坂御苑で開かれた。俳優の吉田鋼太郎さんや作家の宮部みゆきさんら約1400人が出席し、両陛下や皇族方が招待客と懇談した。
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園遊会は天皇、皇后両陛下が各界の功労者を招いて開く行事。今回は約1400人が出席した。
天皇、皇后両陛下主催の秋の園遊会が29日午後、東京・元赤坂の赤坂御苑で開かれた。俳優の吉田鋼太郎さんら約1400人が出席し、両陛下と皇族方がにこやかに声を掛けて回られた。
天皇陛下と同世代の吉田さんは「子どもの頃から勝手に親近感を抱いておりまして」と切り出し、亡き母が「ナルちゃん」と呼んでいたと明かすと、両陛下とも笑顔に。「何て呼ばれていらっしゃるんですか」という皇后さまの質問に、吉田さんが「コウタ」と答え、陛下は「ナルちゃんとコウタで」と応じていた。
7月の地震で大きな被害を受けた熊本県の竹内信義副知事は、9月に同県を訪れた両陛下に「被災された皆さま方も前を向いて歩いているところです」と述べた。天皇陛下は「いろいろとご苦労も多いと思います」とねぎらった。
プロ野球・横浜DeNAベイスターズオーナーも務めるディー・エヌ・エーの南場智子社長兼最高経営責任者(CEO)には、皇后さまが中学時代に大洋ホエールズのファンだったと明かし、南場社長が「ぜひ一度お越しいただけると夢のようです」と応じていた。
小説家宮部みゆきさんや宇宙飛行士の大西卓哉さんらも出席。両陛下と皇族方は、二手に分かれて懇談した。

Democratic Representative James Talarico has extended his support to Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. The state, a traditional Republican stronghold, will become a battleground state, with Democrats aiming for their first victory in 38 years and a Senate majority.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 30th that approximately 3,600 pieces of personal information, including names and email addresses, may have been leaked due to unauthorized access to external communication networks. Confidential information is not included, and no secondary damage has been confirmed at this time.

In a public opinion poll on people's lives released by the Cabinet Office, 37.5% cited disaster prevention as a measure the government should focus on going forward, marking the highest level since 1992. Price measures were the most popular item for the fourth consecutive year.

On the 30th, the government disclosed the assets of 10 newly appointed ministers in the second Takaichi reshuffled cabinet. The average total assets, including family assets, were 99.81 million yen, with Digital Minister Shunji Furukawa having the highest at 781.03 million yen.

Major domestic and international news was reported, including the possibility of a leak of personal information at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bank of Japan's continued monetary policy, an agreement between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Liberal Democratic Party to establish a special committee in the House of Councilors, and North Korea's ballistic missile launch.

The Bank of Japan has decided to maintain the status quo in monetary policy, with Governor Ueda stating that the underlying inflation rate is at a level that is broadly consistent with the 2% target. It was also reported that the Liberal Democratic Party and the RDP had agreed to establish a special committee in the House of Councilors, and that domestic employment indicators had improved.