秋の園遊会に五輪金メダリストら　１９００人超招待―宮内庁

　宮内庁は１６日付で、天皇、皇后両陛下の主催で３０日に東京・元赤坂の赤坂御苑で開かれる秋の園遊会の招待者名簿を発表した。
　招待されるのは、各界の功績者や自治体関係者、その配偶者ら計１９１８人。柔道男子６６キロ級の阿部一二三さん、体操男子個人総合などの岡慎之助さん、陸上女子やり投げの北口榛花さんらパリ五輪金メダリストが含まれている。建築家の隈研吾さんや石川県の馳浩知事も招かれる。（2024/10/16-00:02）

Japan's Imperial Household Agency on Wednesday released the list of 1,918 invitees to a garden party to be hosted by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 30.
   The list includes meritorious individuals, local government officials and their spouses. Among them are architect Kengo Kuma and Hiroshi Hase, governor of the central prefecture of Ishikawa.
   This year, Paris Olympics gold medalists are invited, including Hifumi Abe in the men's judo 66-kilogram category, Shinnosuke Oka in the men's all-around gymnastics and javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi.
   According to the agency, the full name of invitees' spouses will be displayed on their name cards from this time.
   The food menu will return to standards before the COVID-19 pandemic, but alcohol will not be served this time again.