Footage: Emperor and Empress host a tea party for recipients of the Order of Culture

Nippon Television News Japan

開始：2026年11月9日 21:00　終了：2026年11月9日 21:10

On November 4, Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress hosted a tea party at the Imperial Palace for this year's recipients of the Order of Culture and Persons of Cultural Merit. At the opening of the event, the Emperor congratulated the honorees, saying: "I am truly delighted that all of you have built upon your efforts to achieve such remarkable accomplishments across the fields of academia, culture, the arts, and sports." Among the recipients of the Order of Culture were Soai Kenso, Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, and this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, and re…