Her Majesty the Empress Masako announced her impressions on her 58th birthday. ===== I am grateful that I was able to successfully celebrate my birthday this year as well. We would also like to express our heartfelt gratitude to many people for their warm blessings as their daughter Aiko reached the age of majority earlier this month. Thanks to you, I was relieved to be able to finish the adult event held on the 5th. It feels like it’s been a long time since Aiko was born, and it seems like it was so quick, but I’m deeply moved by the memories of various things. At the same time, when I think that young Aiko is already an adult, I feel unbelievable. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of you for watching Ayashi’s growth warmly. I hope that Aiko will continue to grow up step by step while accumulating various experiences, and will be able to fulfill her duties as an adult royal family safely. I would be grateful if you could continue to watch over Aiko warmly. Continuing from last year, this year was also the year of the disaster of the new coronavirus infection. It was a very heartbreaking year, with many people dying not only in Japan but all over the world. I am deeply wondering how sad the people who suddenly lost their loved ones due to the new coronavirus infection. We would also like to express our deepest sympathies to those who are still fighting illness and those who are suffering from sequelae. At the same time, I am wondering how much the medical professionals who have been involved in the treatment of new coronavirus infectious diseases since last year have been suffering from the long-term hardships and physical and mental fatigue. Fortunately, the number of infected and severely ill people in Japan is now settling down as a result of the efforts of many people working together on a daily basis. On the other hand, the number of infected people is increasing overseas, and the emergence of new mutant strains of concern continues to be unpredictable. I feel the need to continue my efforts. In the future, efforts to overcome the new coronavirus infection, such as research and development of vaccines and treatment methods, will be further promoted inside and outside the country, and people in Japan and around the world will steadily take on this challenge, albeit step by step. I hope we can overcome it. The spread of the new coronavirus infection has significantly changed the environment surrounding us. I think this year was also a difficult year for many people. In particular, it is heartbreaking that many people are facing economic and social difficulties. It is reported that the number of suicides of working women has increased by about 30%, the number of suicides of elementary, junior high and high school students has reached a record high, and the number of suicides last year has turned to an increase for the first time in 11 years. I also feel that it is a problem now that it is difficult for people to interact with each other and it is easy to feel lonely. It is also exciting to report that many people are facing various predicaments such as a decrease in income and abandonment of going on to school as a result of the spread of the new coronavirus infection having a great impact on socio-economic activities. It hurts. We are more concerned about each other than ever before so that we can easily consult with people around us and visit the support desks close to us so that sad and painful events such as the death of ourselves do not occur as much as possible. I hope that we will become a society where we can support each other. It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck. Looking back on the last 10 years, I think that many people have renewed their deep sorrow. I myself had many opportunities to remember the difficult situation at the time of the earthquake. In addition, 10 years after the earthquake, I had the opportunity to see the reconstruction status of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures online and talk with the victims. It is heartbreaking that there are people who are still unable to rebuild their lives and those who have trauma that cannot be healed. I would like to continue to pay close attention to the people in the affected areas with His Majesty. And unfortunately, natural disasters such as heavy rain disasters occurred in various places this year as well. In the heavy rainfall in July and August, the rainfall was the highest in the history of observation in various places, and it was painful that many people died or went missing, mainly in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture. We would like to express our deepest condolences to those who died and extend our deepest sympathies to the bereaved families and those affected by the disaster. Looking at the world, the number of disasters that are thought to be due to the effects of climate change is increasing, and future measures are expected to become even more important. Under these circumstances, I think it is very significant that Mr. Syukuro Manabe, who developed the climate model used for forecasting global warming, received this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Mr. Manabe has become a catalyst for spreading the recognition that global environmental problems are related to the survival of future generations, and that the consciousness and actions of each of us living in the present will have a great impact on the global environment in the future. I am pleased that my research was highly evaluated. I myself studied energy economics a little when I was in college, and when I was working before getting married, I was involved in environmental issues including climate change issues, so the importance of climate change and global environmental issues I am deepening my thoughts every day. This summer, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in Japan. It was held with the difficult task of spreading the new coronavirus infectious disease, and I think that the participating athletes and all the people concerned had a lot of trouble, but it was a relief to finish it safely. I watched the competition on TV for both the Olympics and the Paralympics, but despite the various restrictions of the Corona, we praise the athletes who are doing their best to compete in the competition and the good fights of each other across countries. The appearance of the players was impressive. Also, the activities of Japanese players are wonderful, and I think many people shared their excitement. In the difficult situation of spreading the new coronavirus infection, the athletes who continued their efforts, the leaders and staff who supported the athletes, and the management staff, volunteers, and medical staff who supported the implementation of the tournament. I would like to pay tribute to the efforts of many stakeholders, including workers and security personnel. In the field of sports, I think that the success of Shohei Ohtani, who was selected as the second major league MVP as a Japanese player this fall in the “dual wield” of throwing, gave courage and hope to many people. increase. For myself, for the first time in sericulture, which was the second time this year, all the work such as mulberry feeding, jozoku, cocoon scraping, cocoon cutting, and seeding was done from May to June. I was happy and grateful that I was able to get involved and was able to finish this year safely with the help of the chief of the sericulture plant and the people around me. I am looking forward to growing silk moths and working on sericulture next year. In September, they moved to the land of the Imperial Palace, where Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress lived for a long time. I felt lonely to leave the land of Akasaka, where I have lived for many years, but I am grateful that I was able to start a new life in the land of Fukiage, which is rich in nature. We would like to thank Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress for their warm support during the renovation of Fukiage Omiya and until our relocation. We would also like to thank the many people who took care of us in Akasaka and all the people who made an effort to move to the Imperial Palace. It is believed that Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress continue to have difficult days to go out due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection, but please take good care of yourself and spend your time in good health. I pray from the bottom of my heart. We hope that the renovation work of the Sento Imperial Palace in Akasaka will proceed smoothly and that the move will be realized at a reasonable time. We would like to thank you again for your warm support for us and Aiko. His Majesty the Emperor continues to be busy in the terrible corona, but I am grateful that he is still in good health. Also, I would like to express my deep gratitude for your continued concern for my physical condition. I would like to continue my efforts to improve my physical condition so that I can continue to support His Majesty by my side and fulfill my duties. We would like to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to all the people for their warm feelings. And I sincerely hope that the new coronavirus infectious disease will be resolved, and that the people will come together to overcome this difficult situation and that the day when everyone can live with peace of mind will come as soon as possible. We are here.
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