Emperor Akihito today addressed the Japanese the first televised address of his 22 year reign to ask them resist and help each other in order to overcome an unprecedented crisis. The uniqueness of the message of the Emperor of the Heisei era (Peace) demonstrates the extreme situation that Japan lives in the earthquake of 9 degrees on Friday, causing an even more devastating tsunami and a nuclear crisis that has anxiety throughout the world.
"I sincerely hope that the people can overcome this unfortunate time taking care of each other," said Akihito, 77 years old and in poor health, through the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It was a message of five and a half minutes, recorded at the Imperial Palace and broadcast early in the afternoon, in which the head of the Chrysanthemum Throne, the oldest ruling dynasty in the world, was sorry as he read a paper without teleprompter .
Akihito said he was "deeply concerned" about the status of the plant in Fukushima (northeastern Japan), where the deterioration of a reactor after another threatening a nuclear disaster, and expressed his desire not to worsen. He also asked the Japanese to keep calm in the tragedy and "did not give up hope." Never happened in Japan, an earthquake of 9 degrees.
Do not know yet the number of victims, but I pray it will save as many as possible, "the Japanese said their" Tenno "(prince of heaven), wearing his usual gray suit and serious gesture. The solemn moment was a surprise and more than a few tears among the Japanese, who still revere the emperor but no longer have the divine halo surrounding his father, Hirohito, to the Japanese defeat in World War II.
He was also the first time a Japanese emperor directed a televised address since the address in which Hirohito surrendered in 1945, the first time that the Nipponese heard the voice of his "Tenno", was broadcast on radio. According to the Imperial House were Akihito and his wife Michiko those who wanted to communicate with his people in a televised address, given the magnitude of the tragedy of his people.
The quake and tsunami on Friday have reached proportions never seen in Japan, with at least 12 people dead or missing in NE country, but the public response, calm and contained, it has astonished the world. "He pointed out that the Japanese have not lost their composure nor the order in this exceptional situation.
I sincerely hope that all are united to encourage and overcome this worrying time, "said the emperor. Although no publicly expressed his sorrow over the tragedy, the Imperial House had reported that Akihito and Michiko sent donations to the most affected provinces and the Imperial Palace was sympathetic to the suffering blackouts these days the Japanese.
The residence of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo has joined a voluntary blackouts for two hours a day while the old couple of monarchs leave the residence only for specific events such as touring the area devastated by the earthquake. Akihito was crowned emperor of Japan in 1990. Its role is limited to a constitutional monarch who sanctioned the official appointments and has diplomatic functions, with no executive power.
According to the official reporters during his 20 year reign has tried to show the human side of the Chrysanthemum Throne. The Red Cross is appealing for money from the account. For the time will not be installed collection centers for donations in kind by the high cost would represent the movement of goods to the affected areas in Japan.
Beware of websites that provide mechanisms for donations. Security agencies warn that could result in fraudulent campaigns. The Mexican Red Cross is the only institution authorized by the Embassy of Japan to manage aid to daminificados by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed thousands in China. 
"I sincerely hope that the people can overcome this unfortunate time taking care of each other," said Akihito, 77 years old and in poor health, through the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It was a message of five and a half minutes, recorded at the Imperial Palace and broadcast early in the afternoon, in which the head of the Chrysanthemum Throne, the oldest ruling dynasty in the world, was sorry as he read a paper without teleprompter .
Akihito said he was "deeply concerned" about the status of the plant in Fukushima (northeastern Japan), where the deterioration of a reactor after another threatening a nuclear disaster, and expressed his desire not to worsen. He also asked the Japanese to keep calm in the tragedy and "did not give up hope." Never happened in Japan, an earthquake of 9 degrees.
Do not know yet the number of victims, but I pray it will save as many as possible, "the Japanese said their" Tenno "(prince of heaven), wearing his usual gray suit and serious gesture. The solemn moment was a surprise and more than a few tears among the Japanese, who still revere the emperor but no longer have the divine halo surrounding his father, Hirohito, to the Japanese defeat in World War II.
He was also the first time a Japanese emperor directed a televised address since the address in which Hirohito surrendered in 1945, the first time that the Nipponese heard the voice of his "Tenno", was broadcast on radio. According to the Imperial House were Akihito and his wife Michiko those who wanted to communicate with his people in a televised address, given the magnitude of the tragedy of his people.
The quake and tsunami on Friday have reached proportions never seen in Japan, with at least 12 people dead or missing in NE country, but the public response, calm and contained, it has astonished the world. "He pointed out that the Japanese have not lost their composure nor the order in this exceptional situation.
I sincerely hope that all are united to encourage and overcome this worrying time, "said the emperor. Although no publicly expressed his sorrow over the tragedy, the Imperial House had reported that Akihito and Michiko sent donations to the most affected provinces and the Imperial Palace was sympathetic to the suffering blackouts these days the Japanese.
The residence of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo has joined a voluntary blackouts for two hours a day while the old couple of monarchs leave the residence only for specific events such as touring the area devastated by the earthquake. Akihito was crowned emperor of Japan in 1990. Its role is limited to a constitutional monarch who sanctioned the official appointments and has diplomatic functions, with no executive power.
According to the official reporters during his 20 year reign has tried to show the human side of the Chrysanthemum Throne. The Red Cross is appealing for money from the account. For the time will not be installed collection centers for donations in kind by the high cost would represent the movement of goods to the affected areas in Japan.
Beware of websites that provide mechanisms for donations. Security agencies warn that could result in fraudulent campaigns. The Mexican Red Cross is the only institution authorized by the Embassy of Japan to manage aid to daminificados by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed thousands in China.
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