Japan's Crown Prince and Princess Akishino Leave for Paraguay
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Crown Prince Akishino and his wife, Crown Princess Kiko, left Japan on a trip to Paraguay. They flew from Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
Their daughter, Princess Kako, came to say goodbye at the airport.
The trip is an official visit. This means it is a formal trip for the Japanese royal family.
The visit marks 90 years since Japanese people first moved to Paraguay. People who move to a new country to live are called immigrants.
The prince and princess will go to a special ceremony for this event. A ceremony is a formal event to celebrate something important.
They will also meet Japanese-Paraguayans. These are people in Paraguay who have Japanese family roots.
An ambassador from another country asked why Japan's royal family has such a close bond with Japanese-Paraguayans.
The prince and princess said they are thankful for the strong feelings Japanese-Paraguayans have for Japan.
Vocabulary7 words
- Airport
- a place where planes land and take off
- official visit
- a formal trip made by an important person
- royal family
- the family of a king or emperor
- immigrants
- people who move to live in another country
- ceremony
- a formal event to celebrate something
- Japanese-Paraguayans
- people in Paraguay whose families came from Japan
- ambassador
- a person who represents their country in another country
Quiz
Answer key
1. Haneda Airport 2. 90 years of Japanese immigration 3. Princess Kako
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Crown Prince Akishino and his wife, Crown Princess Kiko, left Japan on a trip to _____. They flew from _____ Airport in Tokyo.
Their daughter, Princess _____, came to say goodbye at the airport.
The trip is an official _____. This means it is a formal trip for the Japanese royal family.
The visit marks 90 years since Japanese people first moved to _____.
The prince and princess will go to a special _____ for this event.
They will also meet Japanese-_____. These are people in Paraguay who have Japanese family roots.
An _____ from another country asked why Japan's royal family has such a close bond with Japanese-Paraguayans.
The prince and princess said they are _____ for the strong feelings Japanese-Paraguayans have for Japan.