Maraaz It has reported that the traditional ceremony, where the emperor and his family greet the public every new year in Japan, will canceled for the first time in 30 years due to the pandemic.
The traditional ceremony in Japan, where the emperor and his family greet the public from the palace balcony on January 2, this year, stuck in the coronavirus barrier.
According to the official Japanese news agency, the event will canceled due to concerns that Covid-19 infection could spread among the audience.
The decision expected to become official at the end of this month. It stated that it will announced to the public at the beginning of December.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako greeted approximately 70,000 people who came to see them together with their family members at the traditional ceremony held on January 2 this year. If the cancellation of the ceremony in 2021 is finalize, there will be a first in 30 years.
The traditional ceremony, in which the emperor greeted the public, finally canceled in 1990 to mourn the death of Emperor Showa.
Another traditional ceremony in Japan, where the emperor greets the public on his birthday every year, canceled last February due to concerns about the pandemic. In the statement made by the Imperial Palace Agency, “Considering the risk of the spread of the virus, it was decided to cancel the event, which many people attend side by side every year.”
The ceremony, which held for the Emperor’s birthday, last canceled in 1996 due to the hostage crisis at the Japanese Embassy in Peru.
