– I am nervous talking to you all – admitted the 18 -year -old prince Hisahito during his first press conference. As he said, he starts his studies next month, and during study he intends to focus on dragonfly research. He is second in the queue to the Japanese throne.
On Monday, Prince Hisahito first answered journalists' questions during a press conference organized at the Akasaka's imperial estate in Tokyo. “I'm nervous, talking to you all,” he admitted. He informed that in April he was planning to start studying biology at the University of Tsukuba near the capital. As he was interested in insects since childhood, during his education he intends to focus on research on dragonflies, as well as about how to protect insects in urban areas. He assured that he would try to reconcile study with official duties.
18-year-old second in the queue to the throne
Hisahito was 18 in September 2024 and is the youngest member of the 16-person Japanese imperial family and one of only five men in it. CNN notes that the family that has been prevailing for over a millennium has been struggling with the same problem as the rest Japani.e. the demographic crisis. Hisahito is the first man in this family in this family who has achieved adulthood. Hisahito is second in a queue for the Japanese chrysanthemum throne. The first is his father, Prince Akishino, and now the emperor is his older brother, Naruhito.
At the Monday conference, Hisahito announced that he would follow a good example of his uncle Naruhito and other older members of the imperial family. He emphasized that he believes in the role of the emperor as a symbolic figure who “always thinks about people and remains close to them.” – remembering that I am an adult member royal familyI intend to fulfill my duties with seriousness and caution, listening to the advice of people around me – he emphasized.
In addition to his interests related to insects, he also talked about the fact that they were worried about him climate changeand his hobby is the cultivation of vegetables and rice. – Sometimes worms bite tomatoes, and sparrows eat rice. But I am delighted every time I manage to collect vegetables and rice and eat them with my family – he said.
According to the law from 1947, only men can join the Japanese throne. The Empress cannot become a public opinion, the only child of the emperor Naruhito, 23-year-old princess Aiko.
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