両陛下、戦没船員追悼式に　慰霊碑に供花―神奈川

　天皇、皇后両陛下は２４日、神奈川県横須賀市の県立観音崎公園で開かれた「第５０回戦没・殉職船員追悼式」に出席された。両陛下は黙とうの後、戦没船員の碑に白い花束を供え、深く一礼した。
　天皇陛下は式典で、深い哀悼の意を表し、「わが国の平和と繁栄が、戦没・殉職船員をはじめとする多くの人々の尊い犠牲の上に、国民のたゆみない努力によって築き上げられてきたものであることを、決して忘れてはならない」と述べた。
　太平洋戦争では、多くの民間船が徴用され、６万人余りの船員が犠牲となった。式典には遺族らが出席し、陛下は退席時、兄を亡くした中里洋平さん（９２）に「お体に気を付けて」と声を掛けた。皇后さまは、父親を幼い頃に亡くしたという和田洋子さん（８１）を「ご苦労されましたね」といたわった。
　両陛下の追悼式出席は１９９４年以来で、即位後初めて。上皇ご夫妻が第１回や節目の式典に出席してきた。（2023/05/24-15:30）

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the 50th memorial service for sailors who died in World War II and in the line of duty, held at Kannonzaki Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, Wednesday.
   After offering silent prayers, the Emperor and the Empress laid bunches of white flowers at a monument set up for sailors who died in the war while bowing deeply.
   At the ceremony, Emperor Naruhito expressed his deep condolences and said, "We must never forget that the peace and prosperity of our country have been built on the basis of the precious sacrifices of numerous people, including sailors who died in the war and in the line of duty, and through the tireless efforts by people of the country."
   During the Pacific War, part of World War II, many civilian ships were requisitioned, leading more than 60,000 sailors to die.
   The ceremony was also attended by bereaved relatives. "Take care of yourself," Emperor Naruhito told Yohei Nakasato, 92, an attendee, who lost his brother, "You must have had a hard time," Empress Masako told Yoko Wada, 81, who lost her father when she was a child.