Japan’s Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, obtained the very best order of Brazil’s state of Sao Paulo on Friday throughout her 10-day 11-day journey to the South American nation. Her journey additionally marks the a hundred and thirtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between the 2 international locations.
The youthful daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko arrived on Thursday in Sao Paulo. She held appointments with members of the Japanese neighborhood on Friday and completed her schedule at a dinner with Governor Tarcisio de Freitas on the state authorities palace. She was awarded the Order of the Ipiranga at a closed ceremony.
Princess Kako is welcomed to the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo on Friday. Image: AP/Andre Penner
Princess Kako will go to one other seven cities, together with Rio de Janeiro and capital Brasilia, the place she is predicted to fulfill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Speaking to de Freitas, she made reference to the primary Japanese immigrants arriving within the metropolis of Santos in 1908 after a ugly journey by means of the seas. On the primary day of her journey, she visited the memorial to pioneer Japanese immigrants at Sao Paulo’s Ibirapuera Park.
“I felt that the immigrants made an enormous effort to adapt to Brazil, and still today are very active in different areas. The fact that Brazil sheltered the Japanese community made the connections between the two countries to become deeper,” the princess stated.
Today, Brazil has the largest inhabitants of individuals of Japanese descent on the planet, estimated at about 2.7 million. About half of these dwell in Sao Paulo state, official figures present.
Emperor Naruhito has no male youngsters, which makes his brother Akishino, Princess Kako’s father, the primary successor in line. Japan’s custom doesn’t permit girls to take the throne.
Princess Mako, who’s Princess Kako’s older sister, was the final member of Japan’s imperial household to go to Brazil. She traveled to 13 cities of the South American nation in 2018.
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