Source: News Agency
Overseas network November 8 th On the morning of the 8th, local time, the Japanese Imperial Palace held a ceremony to proclaim the emperor’s heir, and officially declared Prince Wen Ren, the younger brother of the current emperor, as the first heir to the throne.
According to Japanese Asahi Shimbun and other media reports, on the same day, Japanese Emperor Naruhito officially declared Prince Wen Ren of Qiuxiao Palace as the "heir" at home and abroad, while the eldest son of Qiuxiao Palace, Youren, became the second heir to the throne. Dozens of Japanese royal representatives and Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide attended the ceremony.
Prince Wen Ren and his wife in Qiuxiao Palace (news agency)
On the same day, the Emperor said: "According to the regulations of the royal model, Prince Wen Ren will be the heir and widely declared at home and abroad." Later, Prince Wen Ren of Qiuxiao Palace and his wife, dressed in the crown prince’s costume "Huang Dan robe", saluted the couple and promised that they would "do their duty." Suga Yoshihide also spoke later and congratulated him. The ceremony ended in about 15 minutes. This is the first time in the history of Japanese constitutionalism that a ceremony was held to declare the younger brother of the Emperor as the heir to the throne.
Source: News Agency
Japanese media pointed out that in order to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic, ventilation measures were taken in the Japanese Palace that day, and the attendees were arranged to keep an interval. Except for the couple of Emperor and Prince Wen Ren, all personnel wear masks. On the evening of the 8th local time, a follow-up ceremony will be held at the Japanese Imperial Palace — — "the instrument of facing the court."
The current Japanese emperor Naruhito was born on February 23rd, 1960. He is the first emperor born after World War II and has a daughter with his empress Masako. Naruhito’s father, Emperor Akihito, officially abdicated on April 30, 2019.
Prince Wen Ren of Qiuxiao Palace (news agency)
Since the late 1990s, there was a succession crisis in the Japanese royal family. At that time, the two sons of Emperor Akihito, Crown Prince Naruhito, and the next generation of Prince Wen Ren of Qiuxiao Palace were all daughters. This situation was not alleviated until Prince Youren, the son of Prince Wen Ren of Qiuxiao Palace, was born in 2006. (Overseas Network Janice)