{"id":69502,"date":"2016-01-26T03:14:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T08:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=69502"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T20:46:37","slug":"japanese-emperor-wife-arrive-manila-for-5-day-state-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/01\/26\/japanese-emperor-wife-arrive-manila-for-5-day-state-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Emperor, wife arrive Manila for 5-day state visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_66354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66354\" style=\"width: 344px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/500px-Emperor_Akihito_and_empress_Michiko_of_japan.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-66354\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-66354\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/500px-Emperor_Akihito_and_empress_Michiko_of_japan.jpg\" alt=\"The Emperor and Empress of Japan (Photo from Wikipedia)\" width=\"344\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/500px-Emperor_Akihito_and_empress_Michiko_of_japan.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/500px-Emperor_Akihito_and_empress_Michiko_of_japan-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Emperor and Empress of Japan<br \/>(Photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Akihito\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">MANILA\u2014Japanese Emperor Akihito and his wife Empress Michiko on Tuesday, 2:40 pm, arrived Manila for a five-day state visit from Jan 26 to 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">The royal couple landed via Boeing 747-JF 001 and were personally welcomed by President Benigno S. Aquino III and some cabinet officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">This visit is considered a reciprocal one as President Aquino went on a state visit to Tokyo last June and invited them to spend some time in Manila.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">To recall, their last visit to the Philippines was in 1962 when they were then crown prince and princess.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy neurontin online <a href=\"https:\/\/montgomeryanimal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/neurontin.html\">https:\/\/montgomeryanimal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/neurontin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">Malacanang said that the Japanese royals\u2019 visit is a fitting kick off for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations of the Philippines and Japan.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy kamagra polo online <a href=\"https:\/\/montgomeryanimal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/kamagra-polo.html\">https:\/\/montgomeryanimal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/kamagra-polo.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">Aside from meeting President Aquino, the Japanese royals\u2019 will also be taking a side trip to Laguna in addition to their scheduled activities in Manila. Activities in Manila will be held Jan 26 until 28 while activities in Laguna will be held on Jan 29, before the couple flies back to Japan on Jan 30.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy addyi online <a href=\"https:\/\/montgomeryanimal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/addyi.html\">https:\/\/montgomeryanimal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/addyi.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. earlier described the Japanese royals\u2019 visit as a \u2018buena mano\u2019 for its campaign, Visit the Philippines Again 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">He further said that the visit was significant because it meant telling Japanese people that \u201cit\u2019s okay to visit the Philippines.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">Data from the DOT showed that Japan is currently the third largest market in terms of international visitor arrivals to the Philippines after Korea and USA, which are first and second, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: black\">As of October 2015, there were a total of 417,147 Japanese visitors and sharing 9.49 percent to the total. 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