By Jessica Green For Mailonline. He's four months into his new role, and Japan 's emperor looks to be settling into royal duties with ease. Looking just as sophisticated, Masako, 55, sported a white blazer and matching dress, while commanding attention a statement hat. Adding a little glitz to her glamour, the mother-of-one teamed her ensemble with a golden brooch and shimmering earrings. Naruhito, 59, ascended the world's oldest throne in May, after his father abdicated. Japan's emperor pictured looked in high spirits as he attended an event in Niigata with his wife Empress Masako.
The royal couple were in the Japanese city for the opening ceremony of the National Cultural Festival. The event is dubbed the largest of its kind in Japan, where guests enjoy music and art from the area. Speaking at the event, the Emperor said: '[The festival] will lead to the creation of an environment in which many people can come into contact with art and culture.
I am looking forward to it. The emperor seen giving a speech to the 2, guests at the ceremony, wit his wife of years at his side. The royal couple were in the Japanese city for the opening ceremony of the National Cultural Festival on Monday. The emperor and his wife, who have been married 26 years, will stay in Niigata until September Putting on a dapper display, the year-old Naruhito, who succeeded his father to ascend the world's oldest throne in May, donned a navy suit with a colourful golden tie.
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