悠仁さま、宮中行事参列は来春以降　「成年式後が適当」―宮内庁長官

　宮内庁の西村泰彦長官は１８日の定例記者会見で、９月６日に１８歳となられる秋篠宮家の長男悠仁さまについて、「宮中での諸行事や祭祀（さいし）は、成年式の後に参列されるのが適当ではないか」と述べた。
　悠仁さまは筑波大付属高（東京都文京区）の３年生。同庁は学業との兼ね合いから、成年式を２０２５年３月の高校卒業後に行うと発表している。（2024/07/18-17:05）

The head of Japan's Imperial Household Agency offered the view Thursday that Prince Hisahito will not show up at events in the Imperial Palace until next spring.
   "I think it's appropriate (for the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko) to attend events and rituals in the palace after his coming-of-age ceremony," Yasuhiko Nishimura, the agency's grand steward, told a regular press conference.
   The agency has announced that the ceremony will be held after the prince's graduation from the University of Tsukuba's high school in March next year. He will turn 18 on Sept. 6.
   Nishimura also suggested that the government will honor the male Imperial Family member with the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum on the day of the ceremony after obtaining the cabinet's approval.