天皇誕生日の一般参賀見送り　宮内庁

　宮内庁は２１日、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大防止のため、天皇陛下の誕生日を祝う２月２３日の一般参賀を行わないと発表した。誕生日の一般参賀見送りは３年連続。
　皇居での一般参賀は例年、１月２日と天皇誕生日に実施。２０２０年１月の令和最初の新年参賀には約６万８７００人が訪れたが、同年２月の天皇誕生日以降は行われていない。（2022/01/21-00:05）

Japan's Imperial Household Agency on Friday announced a decision to cancel visits by the general public to the Imperial Palace on Feb. 23 to celebrate Emperor Naruhito's 62nd birthday, in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
   The Emperor's birthday greeting event at the palace in central Tokyo was called off for the third straight year.
   Usually, the Imperial Family greets the general public at the palace twice a year, on Jan. 2 and on the Emperor's birthday.
   On Jan. 2, 2020, Emperor Naruhito and other members of the Imperial Family appeared on the balcony of the palace's Chowaden reception hall to greet about 68,700 people. It was the first New Year Greetings event since the Emperor assumed the throne in May 2019.
   Visits to the palace to celebrate the Emperor's birthday in February 2020 were canceled at the last minute due to concerns over crowding amid the virus outbreak, and no greeting event has been held at the palace after that.