(11 Jun 2025)
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Brasilia, Brazil – 11 June 2025
1. Various of Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino arriving to Congress next to Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Hugo Mota, right, for a session in her honor
2. Princess Kako greeting officials at the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies
3. Various of Princess Kako and officials at the plenary as Japan and Brazil national anthems play
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kako of Akishino, Japan’s Princess:
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“I hope that the cooperative relationship between the two countries will be further deepened in the future and will continue for a long time. I envision a future where people from Japan and Brazil will continue to promote exchanges and be close to each other. As my dear friend, my amigo."
5. Princess Kako next to Mota
6. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Hugo Mota, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies:
“It is desirable that Brazil grow increasingly closer to Japan. We seek educational exchange, technological cooperation, and stronger trade partnerships. This solemn session expresses our gratitude to the Japanese community. May it inspire future generations to keep alive this flame of bilateral friendship.”
7. Princess Kako of Akishino arriving to Itamaraty Palace
8. Princess Kako being received by Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and posing to picture
9. Various of Princess Kako walking next to Vieira at Itamaraty Palace
STORYLINE:
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, continued her visit in Brazil’s capital of Brasilia on Wednesday.
The younger daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko addressed Congress and thanked Brazilians for hosting Japanese immigrants for more than a century.
Her trip, which started on June 5, marks the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
"I hope that the cooperative relationship between the two countries will be further deepened in the future and will continue for a long time," Kako told Brazilian lawmakers.
Congress Speaker Hugo Motta told the princess that he hopes to strengthen cooperation between the two countries and that Brazil’s ethanol exports can help reduce Japan’s reliance on fossil fuels.
Kako also had a private ceremony with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the latest leg of her 11-day tour of the South American nation.
Brazil has the largest population of people of Japanese descent in the world, estimated at about 2.7 million.
About half of those live in Sao Paulo state, official figures show, where the princess last week received the state’s highest honor from Gov. Tarcisio de Freitas.
Emperor Naruhito has no male children, which makes his brother Akishino, Princess Kako’s father, the first successor in line. Japan’s tradition does not allow women to take the throne.
Princess Kako will arrive in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, where she will visit the Christ the Redeemer statue and a museum of Japanese immigration.
The last part of her trip will take place in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, where the world-famous Iguazu Falls are located.
AP Video by Lucas Dumphreys
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