天皇陛下が晩さん会で18分間スピーチ 「絶えず謙虚に歴史から学び、後世に伝える」【知ってもっと】【グッド！モーニング】(2026年6月19日)

During his visit to the Netherlands, His Majesty the Emperor delivered an 18-minute speech at a state banquet, expressing his thoughts on peace. ■The speech was refined with Her Majesty the Empress until just before the event. On the 18th, His Majesty the Emperor viewed Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The previous day, at a state banquet held at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, His Majesty conveyed the importance of passing on the memories of war in an 18-minute speech in English. "It is truly regrettable that so many precious lives, including numerous civilians, were lost and so many people were harmed during the last war. We must constantly and humbly learn from past history and pass on the tragic experiences and hardships to future generations so that such sorrow is never repeated." Social Affairs Department, Daisuke Akimoto, Reporter "Regarding the content of the speech, the expression was refined right up until the time of attending the banquet with the Empress." ■Continued Exchanges with the Netherlands Japan and the Netherlands were enemies during World War II. In 1971, when Emperor Showa visited the Netherlands, many citizens burned the Japanese flag in protest. Nevertheless, exchanges between the Dutch royal family and the Japanese imperial family continued without interruption. In 2000, when the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita visited the Netherlands, they were seen casually speaking to students. The image of then-Empress Michiko embracing a Dutch child was widely reported in Japan. Through repeated exchanges, the desire for peace has been passed down from the Emperor Emeritus to the Emperor. Prior to the banquet, Their Majesties visited the war memorial and observed a moment of silence for about a minute and a half. Dutch citizens who watched them said: "They have a very close relationship with our royal family, and we have built a good relationship and support each other." "Maintaining these connections is very important, and seeing each other is far more important than not seeing each other." (From the broadcast on June 19, 2026) [TV Asahi NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp