Osaka, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Osaka Prefecture on Saturday for the 45th National Convention for the Development of an Abundantly Productive Sea and other events. In the afternoon, the Imperial couple, at a hotel in the city of Osaka, the capital of the western Japan prefecture, viewed paintings and Japanese calligraphy works related to the annual convention and interacted with students who received prizes. It “looks like a real fish,” the Emperor told a student whose painting won a prize. Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako also met with local elementary school students who are making efforts to regrow eelgrass and with fishing industry people. On Sunday, the Imperial couple will attend a ceremony for the marine convention in the city of Kishiwada. The Emperor and the Empress will then join an event to release young fish into the sea in the city of Izumisano and visit a special-needs school in the city of Sennan before returning to Tokyo later in the day. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
