General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong congratulates the new Japanese Emperor on his ascension to the throne.
Vietnamese leaders believe that Japan will achieve many great achievements in national development under the Reiwa era.
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New Emperor Naruhito speaks after his enthronement ceremony today. Photo:AFP. |
General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong today sent a congratulatory letter to Crown Prince Naruhito on his ascension to the throne, becoming Emperor of Japan under the Reiwa era name. The General Secretary and President believes that Japan will achieve even greater achievements in national development under the Reiwa era.
The General Secretary and President also expressed that with the consensus and efforts of the governments and people of the two countries, the extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia between Vietnam and Japan will increasingly develop effectively and substantially.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also sent a congratulatory message to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, while National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan sent congratulatory messages to Japanese Senate President Chuichi Date and House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima.
The enthronement ceremony of the new Emperor Naruhito will take place at 10:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m. Hanoi time) today at the "Matsu no Ma" room of the Imperial Palace. The Reiwa era name will last throughout the reign of Emperor Naruhito.
During the 10-minute ceremony, the 59-year-old emperor was presented with three sacred treasures commonly known as the "Three Sacred Regalia": the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the mirror Yata no Kagami and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama, which symbolize courage, wisdom and benevolence. The emperor was also presented with the imperial seal and the emperor's personal seal.
After the succession ceremony, Emperor Naruhito gave his first speech to the nation as the 126th emperor at the Imperial Palace.
Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony comes a day after his father, Emperor Akihito, abdicated, ending the Heisei era. Like his famous father, Emperor Naruhito warned of the need to remember World War II correctly, without downplaying Japan's militarism in the early 20th century.
