愛子さまの能登視察取りやめ　大雨被害で―宮内庁

　宮内庁は２４日、天皇、皇后両陛下の長女愛子さま（２２）が、２８～２９日に予定していた能登半島地震の被災地視察を取りやめられると発表した。２１日からの大雨で被害が出ていることを考慮した。
　愛子さまは２８日に石川県志賀町、２９日に七尾市を訪れ、仮設店舗などを視察する予定だった。同庁は県内の状況を踏まえ、両陛下や愛子さまと相談し、取りやめを決めたという。
　同庁は、愛子さまが１０月１１～１２日に国民スポーツ大会の競技見学などのため、佐賀県を訪れることも公表した。愛子さま単独での地方公務はこれが初となる見通し。（2024/09/24-17:47）

Japanese Princess Aiko has canceled her visit to earthquake-hit areas in the Noto Peninsula, which had floods and landslides due to last weekend's heavy rain, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.
   The princess, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, was to visit the town of Shika on Saturday and the city of Nanao on Sunday to inspect temporary buildings and others. Both municipalities in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, had been hit hard by the Jan. 1 quake that rocked the peninsula.
   Considering the prefecture's situation after the rain, the agency decided to call off her trip after consulting with the Imperial couple and the princess.
   The trip was to be the first occasion for the 22-year-old princess to perform official duties outside Tokyo alone.
   After the cancellation, the first such occasion will be her trip to Saga Prefecture in the Kyushu southwestern region from Oct. 11 to 12 to watch this year's Japan Games, renamed from the National Sports Festival, according to the agency.