Word: akihito
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...celebrate by doing nothing." In Fort Myers, Fla., baseball's venerable Connie Mack checked off birthday No. 90 with a sideline tip: "There's not a worry in the world worth worrying about. That helped me live longer than anything else I know." In Tokyo, Crown Prince Akihito marked his igth birthday with a family dinner and a diplomatic reception. In preparation for his first trip abroad-the coronation in London next June-the prince is passing up his usual winter skiing vacation to concentrate on his studies: European political history, French (in which he stands first...
...four-day national celebration began in Japan as Emperor Hirohito proclaimed his 18-year-old son Akihito of age and heir apparent to the throne. The proclamation was read in a public ceremony attended by Tokyo's diplomatic corps, including General Mark W. Clark and U.S. Ambassador Robert Murphy. Later, in a private ceremony, Akihito received the Prince Imperial's badge of office, a 3-ft. 4-in., 1,000-year-old Samurai sword. Akihito, whose last public appearance before the proclamation was at the National Horse Show, where he won second prize, received his first formal assignment...
...Miss Traubel's wonderful voice." one critic wrote, "has helped to heal the wounds of seven unpleasant years." In Tokyo, Crown Prince Akihito attended, asked for the Brahms Lullaby and got it. In Osaka, a Japanese opera singer rushed up to thank her. announced with invincible Japanese courtesy: "Now I know what singing is. Hereafter I shall devote my time to painting." The Traubel personality got across too. Glowed a delighted Japanese woman: "She is so big and broad. It was such a wonderful sight...
...just that, and in the process she became more intimate with Japan's royal family than any Westerner in history. She found the Emperor a "shy and sensitive man," the Empress a "comfortable, motherly figure." But her favorite royal personage was twelve-year-old Crown Prince Akihito himself-"a lovable-looking small boy, round-faced and solemn but with a flicker of humor in his eyes...
...compare social notes and the finer points of riding at the annual exhibition. Among those present: Mrs. Matthew B. Ridgway, trim and tailored (and soon to be notified of a change of residence-see INTERNATIONAL), who shared a front-row view with Jockey-for-the-Day Crown Prince Akihito...