愛子さま、学習院大文学部へ

　宮内庁は２１日、天皇、皇后両陛下の長女愛子さま（１８）＝学習院女子高等科３年生＝が４月に学習院大文学部の日本語日本文学科に進学されると発表した。
　大学ホームページによると、同学科では日本語や日本文学、日本語教育に関心がある学生を受け入れ、研究・教育を行っている。天皇陛下も学習院大文学部の史学科で中世の交通制度を研究。瀬戸内海の水運を卒業論文のテーマに選び、長年にわたり水に関する研究をライフワークとしている。
　同庁によると、愛子さまは１月に実力考査を終え、同学科への内部進学が認められた。現在は卒業リポートの提出に向けて準備を進めているという。（2020/02/21-13:16）

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will study at the Department of Japanese Language and Literature at Gakushuin University's Faculty of Letters from April, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.
   The department is for students interested in Japanese language, Japanese literature and teaching Japanese, according to the website of the university.
   Emperor Naruhito also studied at the university in Tokyo, majoring in medieval transportation systems in Europe at the Department of History of the same faculty.
   He wrote a graduation thesis about transportation by water in the Seto Inland Sea in Japan. The Emperor has long been engaged in research related to water.
   According to the agency, Princess Aiko, 18, a third-grader at Gakushuin Girls' Senior High School, was accepted by the university after taking an academic ability test in January. She is now working on her graduation thesis, the agency said.