Able to continue the effort to create a better Japan always has been imposed on our obligation.

Emperor today, was greeted the 81-year-old birthday.
Prior to this, and a press conference at the Imperial Palace, palace, about to celebrate the milestone of postwar '70 next year, so as not to be in non-death of people more than "three million, continue the effort to create a Japan always better than it is a duty imposed on our left, it was revealed the feelings of the think "that it is the responsibility of the era to come after. As Japan is now on "peaceful and healthy country", including the neighboring countries, strongly was hope that it will come possibility is that you had support the world's countries.
As the remaining events in the impression in the past year, was cited Nobel Prize in Physics by researchers three Japan. And hopes to energy saving by blue light-emitting diode (LED), "and proud of the performance of 3 Dr., deeply honor" it was said.
The tragic events, and landslides that occurred Hiroshima in August, and cited Ontakesan eruption of September, was Saitama the victim as "mind is pain." Also snow of last winter that lasted 95 people dead, "I myself, and because it is what you are feeling that is easy to fell Become a elderly, snow removal of roof is always worried," said the elderly in Snow Country is hope that safety can be achieved.
And mentioned that "Showa Emperor Annals" was completed in August, shows the idea of the "I'm going to become a very difficult to again your commemorate the Showa emperor who walked the era edge", Showa Emperor "and that you always think that people, that you hit the thing with responsibility on their own, instead of it because I said to people" that you have learned from the figure was revealed with.
Happy birthday. We also pray that it also becomes to be 1 year for Japan for the imperial family.



天皇陛下は本日、８１歳の誕生日を迎えられた。
　これに先立ち、皇居・宮殿で記者会見し、来年に戦後７０年の節目を迎えることについて、「３００万を超す人々の死を無にすることがないよう、常により良い日本をつくる努力を続けることが、残された私どもに課された義務であり、後に来る時代への責任であると思います」との気持ちを明かされた。日本がこれからも「平和で健全な国」として、近隣諸国を始め、世界の国々と支え合って歩んでいくことを強く希望された。
　この１年間で印象に残った出来事として、日本の研究者３人によるノーベル物理学賞受賞を挙げられた。青色発光ダイオード（ＬＥＤ）による省エネに期待を寄せ、「３博士の業績を誇りとし、深く敬意を表します」と述べられた。
　痛ましい出来事には、８月に起きた広島市の土砂災害と、９月の御嶽山噴火を挙げ、「心が痛みます」と犠牲者を悼まれた。死者９５人に及んだ昨冬の雪害についても「私自身、高齢になって転びやすくなっていることを感じているものですから、屋根の雪下ろしはいつも心配しています」と、雪国での高齢者の安全が図られることを希望された。
　８月に「昭和天皇実録」が完成したことに触れ、「大変に困難な時代を歩まれた昭和天皇を改めておしのびするよすがになろうと思っています」との考えを示し、昭和天皇の姿から学んだことを「人のことを常に考えることと、人に言われたからするのではなく自分で責任を持って事に当たること」と明かされた。
　お誕生日おめでとうございます。皇室にとっても日本にとっても良い1年になることを祈念いたします。