Last week, His Majesty the Emperor received the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia on a visit to strengthen ties between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Japan. This was part of a series of diplomatic visits by the Crown Prince as Saudi Arabia is seeking closer ties with numerous countries due to growing fear of the Islamic Republic of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons as well as Saudi frustration at the lack of action by the United States to stop Iran or to intervene in the Syrian civil war. This can also be seen as the Saudis trying to bring together those threatened by similar powers as in the cases of both Syria and Iran both republics (ruled by dictators) have been supported by Russia and China who have blocked any efforts by the international community (such as the United Nations) from intervening to stop the Syrian conflict or to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran.
Ahead of his upcoming birthday, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince spoke recently of his commitment to and respect for the Japanese constitution, saying that, "Today's Japan was built with the Japanese Constitution as the cornerstone, and our country is now enjoying peace and prosperity" as well as vowing to continue "respecting the Constitution" as His Majesty the Emperor has always done. On the subject of his family, His Imperial Highness said that he hopes Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko will grow up to be thankful and sensitive to other people and be confident in making her own decisions. As for Her Imperial Highness the Crown Princess, she is said to be "getting better" but still "cannot immediately increase her activities." His Imperial Highness also looked forward to the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, seeing them as, "an opportunity to make Japanese society vibrant and give children something to dream of."
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