New Ambassador Caroline Kennedy meets Emperor
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Source: Japan Times
New Ambassador Caroline Kennedy meets Emperor
AP
NOV 19, 2013 ARTICLE HISTORY PRINT SHARE
U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy traveled by horse-drawn carriage to the Imperial Palace to present her credentials to Emperor Akihito on Tuesday, giving the public a rare look at a diplomatic tradition.
Hundreds of onlookers lined the avenues near the moat-ringed palace to snap pictures and wave as Kennedy, the 55-year-old daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, waved back from inside the carriage.
In an unusual move, NHK showed Kennedy’s arrival at the Imperial Palace live, following the entourage from the air once it entered the palace gates.
...“Honored to present my credentials to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. What a memorable day!” Kennedy tweeted later, sharing a photo of her alighting from the carriage at the palace’s Pine Hall.
Read more: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/19/national/new-ambassador-caroline-kennedy-meets-japans-emperor/#.UovavCgyHdk
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