The Raja Muda welcoming the Emperor and Empress at the Airport
The Raja Muda's sister extending a warm welcome to the Emperor
The Royal entourage being welcomed by waving school children
Emperor Akihito having a chat with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong before the Banquet in KL
The Emperor and Emperess entering the Bangquet Hall; PM Abdullah is seen at the back
The last visit by the Emperor and Empress was on 30 Sept 1991 when the Sultan was the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia then , Photo session at Royal banquet in National Palace.
June 10 2006: The Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan flew in from Singapore and paid a short visit to IPOH, Perak, Malaysia to fulfill a pledge he made 15 years ago to visit the royal town of Kuala Kangsar. That trip was cancelled due to haze. He was met on arrival at the Ipoh Airport by the Raja Muda of Perak and his sister. Also at the Airport were the Menteri Besar, State Secretary and executive councilors and other dignitaries.
The Sultan of Perak Raja Azlan Shah and Tuanku Bainun the Raja Perempuan showed the royal couple around the Raja Azlan Gallery and latter toured the Malay College in Kusla Kangsar. Latter the royal couple left for Kuala Lumpur to attend a banquet at Istana Negera.
Updated: Two photos from KL
Emperor Akihito having a chat with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong before the Banquet in KL
2 Comments:
How easy we forget. Just 65 years ago, the Japanese came and attacked our country, killed our people and caused suffering to many millions of Malaysians. Now we are friends?
I find this kind of attitude archaic and outdated ...
Most of the japanese that committed the atrocities are dead n in fact most of the Japanese soldiers of that time didn't even have a choice of whether to serve in the army or not. Most are drafted. If you are born as a Japanese I dun think you have a choice as well..
Come to think abt it. We were colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch and English. Attacked by the Indonesians during the Ganyang Malaysia. Atrocities committed during the Communist Insurgency and many others.
What does this mean ? We need to be enemies with the Portuguese, Dutch and English ? Make them pay ? What abt the Indonesians ? Dun forget most of the Commonwealth soldiers then that defended Msia was from UK and Australia. What abt the communist insurgency ? Does tis mean the chinese now need to pay for whatever was committed then ?
Only a person that truly understand human physcology, sociology and history knows that the ony way forward is through forgiveness and to learn from history itself lest it repeats itself.
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