Japan ~ Philippines 1990

Visit to Japan

by Pres. Corazon Aquino

to attend the Enthronement of Emperor Akihito
& Empress Michiko

November 1990

Pres.Corazon Aquino at the Enthronement of
Emperor Akihito of Japan
(Video -Youtube by Pilipinas Etcetera)

Pres.Corazon Aquino's arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris, arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris, arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport

Pres.Corazon Aquino is received by Prime Min.Toshiki Kaifu of Japan

Pres.Corazon Aquino is received by Prime Min.Toshiki Kaifu of Japan

Pres.Corazon Aquino's arrival at the Imperial Palace to attend the
Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris, arrival at the Imperial Palace to attend the
Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris, arrival at the Imperial Palace to attend the
Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris, arrival at the Imperial Palace to attend the
Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris, arrival at the Imperial Palace to attend the
 Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei),
Princess Diana of the United Kingdom is also seen seated.

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris, arrival at the Imperial Palace to attend the
Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino is greeted by Pres.Mario Soares of Portugal
at the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino is greeted by Pres.Mario Soares of Portugal
at the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino is greeted by Pres.Mario Soares of Portugal
at the 'Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino's daughter Kris is greeted by Pres.Mario Soares of Portugal
at the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris at the Imperial Palace to attend the
Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Pres.Corazon Aquino (partly hidden) ,daughter Kris & Pre.Soares of Portugal
at the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei) at the Imperial Palace

Dignitaries at the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)
Imperial Palace

Emperor Akihito during the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Empress Michiko during the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko stand on the Takamikura throne
 during the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)


Emperor Akihito addresses from the Takamikura throne during the
Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Prime Min.Toshiki Kaifu makes a banzai cheer for Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko
  during the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)


Prime Min.Toshiki Kaifu makes a banzai cheer for Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko
  during the Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

Japanese Guests make banzai cheer during
  Enthronement Ceremony (Sokui-no-Rei)

 Emperor Akihito wearing Korozen-no-Goho &
 Empress Michiko wearing Juni Hitoe kimono
official garment for the Enthronement Ceremony.

Emperor Akihito,Empress Michiko & Crown Prince Naruhito at the Imperial Palace

prior to the Enthronement Parade.

Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers during the
Enthronement Parade

Pres.Corazon Aquino's arrival at the Imperial Palace

to attend the Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris arrival at the Imperial Palace

to attend the Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris is greeted by 

Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko during the

Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Pres.Corazon Aquino & daughter Kris at

Matsu-no-Ma State Room to see the Emperor's throne (Takamikura) 

during the Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Dignitaries gather at Matsu-no-Ma State Room to see the Emperor's throne (Takamikura) 

during the Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Dignitaries gather at Matsu-no-Ma State Room to see the Emperor's throne (Takamikura) 

during the Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Dignitaries gather at Matsu-no-Ma State Room to see the Emperor's throne (Takamikura) 

during the Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Dignitaries gather at Matsu-no-Ma State Room to see the Emperor's throne (Takamikura) 

during the Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Dignitaries gather at Matsu-no-Ma State Room to see the Emperor's throne (Takamikura) 

during the Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Enthronement Court Banquet (Kyoen-no-gi)

Garden Party (Enyukai) for foreign representatives
attending the Enthronement 

 Garden Party (Enyukai) for foreign representatives

attending the Enthronement 

Pres.Corazon Aquino's meeting with Foreign Min.Taro Nakayama of Japan

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List of Royalties, Heads of State & Government
& State Representative at the Enthronement

                          

                                Head of State Tanumafili Malietoa II of Samoa
                                King Baudouin & Queen Fabiola of Belgium
                                King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia of Sweden
                                King Jigme Singye Wangchuk of Bhutan
                                King Mahibuddin Sha & Tuanku Bainun of Malaysia
                                Queen Margrethe II & Prince Henrik of Denmark
                               Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei
                               Grand Duke Jean I and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg
                               Prince Charles & Princess Diana of the United Kingdom
                               Crown Prince Harald & Princess Sonja of Norway
                               Prince Felipe of Spain
                               Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
                               Hereditary Prince Albert of Monaco
                               Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
                               Crown Prince Hassan and Princess Sarvath of Jordan
                               Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal
                               Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand
                               Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
                               Prince David Dlamini of Swaziland 
                               Princess Pilolevu & Hon.Siosa'ia Ma'ulupekotofa Tuita of Tonga
                               Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Bin Sulman Al Khalifa of Bahrain
                               Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait
                               Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum of UAE (Ruler of Dubai)
                               Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of UAE
                               Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei 
                               Pres. Richard von Weizsäcker of Germany
                               Pres. Václav Havel of Czechoslovakia 
                               Pres. Arpad Goncz of Hungary
                               Pres. Vigdis Finnbogadóttir of Iceland 
                               Pres. Mário Soares of Portugal
                               Pres. Mauno Koivisto of Finland
                               Pres. Patrick Hillery  of Ireland
                               Pres. Kurt Waldheim of Austria
                               Pres. Ion Iliescu of Romania
                               Pres. Zhelyu Zhelev of Bulgaria
                               Pres. George Vasiliou of Cyprus
                               Pres. Censu Tabone of Malta
                               Pres. Borislav Jovic of Yugoslavia (Chairman Presidential Committee)
                               Pres. Suharto of Indonesia
                               Pres. Corazon Aquino of the Philippines
                               Pres. Ramaswami Venkataraman of India
                               Pres. Ghulam Ishaq Kha of Pakistan
                               Pres. Hussain Muhammad Ershad of Bangladesh
                               Pres. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of the Maldives
                               Pres. Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat of Mongolia
                               Pres. Chaim Herzog of Israel
                               Pres. Turgut Ozal of Turkey
                               Pres. Carlos Menem of Argentina
                               Pres. Jaime Paz Zamora of Bolivia
                               Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico
                               Pres. Rafael Angel Calderon Fournier of Costa Rica
                               Pres. Guillermo Endara of Panama
                               Pres. Alfredo Cristiani of El Salvador
                               Pres. Kenneth Kuanda of Zambia
                               Pres. Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya
                               Pres. Hassan Gouled Aptidon of Djibouti
                               Pres. Abdou Diouf of Senegal
                               Pres. Moussa Traore of Mali
                               Pres. Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo
                               Pres. Andre Kolingba of the Central African Republic
                               Pres. Ieremia Tabai of Kiribati
                               Pres. John Haglelgam of Micronesia
                               Pres. Bernard Dowiyogo of Nauru
                               Pres. Amata Kabua of the Marshall Islands
                              Gov.Gen. Ray Hnatyshyn of Canada
                              Gov.Gen. Bill Hayden of Australia
                              Gov.Gen. Sir Paul Reeves of New Zealand
                              Gov.Gen. Sir George Lepping of the Solomon Islands
                              Gov.Gen. Sir Vincent Serei Eri of Papua New Guinea
                              Former Head of State Yakubu Gowon of Nigeria
                              Supreme Soviet Chairman Anatoly Lukyanov of the Soviet Union
                              Vice-Pres. Danfort Quayle of the United States
                              Vice-Pres. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez of Cuba
                              Vice-Pres. Abdul Halim Khaddam of Syria
                              Vice-Pres. Simon Muzenda of Zimbabwe
                              Vice Chairman of the State Council Nguyen Huu Tho of Vietnam
                              Prime Min. Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore
                              Prime Min. Michel Rochard of France
                              Prime Min. Kang Young-hoon of South Korea
                              Prime Min. Chatichai Choonhavan of Thailand
                              Prime Min. Dingiri Banda Wijetunge of Sri Lanka
                              Prime Min. Constantine Mitzotakis of Greece
                              Prime Min. Bikenibeau Paeniu of Tuvalu
                              Prime Min. Nicephore Soglo of Benin
                              Prime Min. James Fitz-Allen Mitchell of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
                              Vice Premier Wu Xueqian of China
                              Deputy Prime Min. Alireza Moayeri of Iran
                              Sec.Gen. Javier Perez de Cuellar of the United Nations
                              Pres. Barber Conable of the World Bank
                              Senate Pres. Giovanni Spadolini of Italy
                              Federal Assembly Chairman Alexander Dubcek of Czechoslovakia
                              Captain Regent One Cesare Gasperoni of San Marino
                              Captain Regent Two Roberto Bucci of San Marino
                              Gen.Elias Phisoana Ramaema of Lesotho
                           First Vice Pres.Frans Andriessen of the European Commission

                              Special Papal Envoy, Giuseppe Cardinal Caprio of the Vatican

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His Imperial Majesty Akihito (Heisei)

Emperor of Japan

1989 to 2019
Emperor Emeritus since 2019

Her Imperial Majesty Michiko 

Empress Consort of Japan

1989 to 2019

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His Excellency Toshiki Kaifu
Prime Minister of Japan
1989 to 1991