両陛下、リモートで植樹祭に　コロナ禍で２年ぶり開催―東京・島根

　新型コロナウイルス感染症の影響で１年延期された第７１回全国植樹祭が３０日、島根県大田市にある三瓶山の会場で行われた。天皇、皇后両陛下はお住まいのある赤坂御用地（東京都港区）から、初めてリモートで式典に臨まれた。
　この日は赤坂御用地と現地をテレビ中継でつなぎ、両会場の大型モニターに双方の様子が映し出された。天皇陛下は、感染症対策に力を尽くす人々に敬意と感謝の意を示し、直接訪問できず残念だとした上で、「かけがえのない森林を健全な姿で未来の世代につないでいくことは、私たちに課せられた大切な使命」とあいさつした。（2021/05/30-19:15）

A tree planting festival that has been postponed by one year due to the coronavirus crisis was held on Sunday in the western Japan city of Oda, with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attending the event remotely from their residence in Tokyo.
   The couple's Akasaka Imperial Residence in the Japanese capital's Minato Ward and Mount Sanbe in the Shimane Prefecture city, the venue for the 71st National Tree Planting Festival, was linked via video, with the event broadcast on large screens set up at both sites.
   Expressing respect and gratitude to people who are working strenuously to contain the coronavirus crisis, Emperor Naruhito said, "Passing precious forests down to future generations in a healthy shape is our critical mission."
   The Emperor also said it was regrettable that he was unable to visit the venue in Oda in person.
   For the event, a black pine tree that was planted at Mount Sanbe by Emperor Hirohito at the 22nd National Tree Planting Festival in 1971 was transported to the premises of the Imperial residence.