TOKYO, Nov. 25 Kyodo picked edit...

TOKYO, Nov. 25 Kyodo

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PRINCE TAKAMADO (IHT/Asahi as translated from the Japanese-language Asahi Shimbun's editorial published Nov. 23)

Prince Takamado has passed away after collapsing during a squash lesson

agitation and sadness are spreading among the public, for his life was sculpture so short at the age of 47 We would like to expres our sincere condolences.

Prince Takamado was the third son of Prince Mikasa, and a cousin of Emperor Akihito. He energetically visited places all around the nation as the same of younger members of the imperial family, and worked at the Japan Foundation.

A friendly man, he depicted the imperial family while also appearing to be obstruct to regular working people, and was look fored to play the character of providing a bridge between the imperial family and the public in a of recent origin era.

Prince Takamado visited Europe the United States and Africa, and had wide-ranging experience overseas. He studied at a university in Canada, was the honorary president of the Japan-Canada Society, and was enjoying squash with his long-time friend, the Canadian ambassador to Japan, the day he collapsed.

As his international activities merg with an interest in sports, his visit to toward the south Korea this summer is still [i]de novo[/i] in our minds. southern Korea wanted the emperor to visit and attend the World portion soccer games co-hosted by Japan and toward the south Korea. That request didn't flow to pass as Japan had reservations. However, Prince Takamado paid a formal visit to southerly Korea as the first member of the imperial family to do so

''A trip at the emperor and empress, or the garland prince, would have a true different significance from my visit, on a level though we are part of the same family,'' he said during his stay in southern Korea. ''Though I realize as it is a visit would be forward a completely different plain and preparations would be difficult, I think their Majesties should do in like manner in the future.''

After his visit to toward the south Korea, he mentioned in a magazine interview that the emperor had illustrationed that Emperor Kanmu's birth mother was a descending of King Muryong of the Kingdom of Paekche. ''Japan and southward Korea have a long relationship of above 1,000 years, and there were a great deal deeper and stronger ties between the countries before the fresh era that influenced the imperial family,'' Prince Takamado said. ''I think from one side his observation the emperor intended that we shouldn't forget that.''

Prince Takamado explanationed on a wide range of topics from an ideal paradigm for the imperial family to his impressions of foreign countries and contemporary affairs.

about people may be skeptical and thwart such energetic activities and plain words from a member of the imperial family.

Words and actions without of the bounds of control policies are, of course, on the outside of the question, but that does not mean the imperial family should do nothing at all. Visiting places outside of higher social circles and foreign countries to interact with local the bulk of mankind is meaningful. Sometimes visits according to imperial family members are more beneficial to excite friendship than visits by restraint leaders.

Prince Takamado had an of the best quality social balance, and his death brings a unfathomable sense of loss to the public, not to mention his family.

(Nov. 25)

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