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Princess Aiko Pays Call on Emperor Emeritus Before Laos Visit

The courtesy visit comes as she prepares for a November 17–22 trip invited by the Lao government to mark 70 years of bilateral ties.

Overview

  • On Nov. 14, she visited the Sento Gosho on Tokyo’s Akasaka Estate to greet the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita.
  • She arrived by car shortly after 4:20 p.m. and briefly opened the rear window to wave to onlookers.
  • She is scheduled to depart from Haneda on Nov. 17 by commercial flight and reach Vientiane that night.
  • The itinerary includes a courtesy call on President Thongloun Sisoulith and attendance at a dinner hosted by Vice President Pany Yathotou.
  • The visit follows her Nov. 10 homage at the Showa Emperor’s mausoleum as part of pre-departure protocol.