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The Yomiuri Shimbun Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrives to Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Sunday, after their visit to Turkey.
Jiji
17:13 JST, December 8, 2024
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko returned to Tokyo on Sunday after their official visit to Turkey.
The couple arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Tuesday. The following day, the crown prince paid a courtesy call on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the crown princess met with the president’s wife.
On Thursday, the couple attended a ceremony in Istanbul to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Turkey.
After visiting the Kaman-Kalehoyuk archaeological site in central Turkey, where the late Japanese Prince Mikasa participated in excavations, on Saturday, the crown prince and crown princess left for Japan.
