日本天皇发表电视讲话：关于公务的想法_时事

日本天皇发表电视讲话：关于公务的想法

我成为天皇将近28年，这期间我与人们共同度过了我国许多欢喜之时、以及悲伤之时。作为天皇的公务，我一直深认为应将祈愿国民的安宁和幸福放在首位，同时在行事之时，我认为有时站在人们的身旁，倾听他们的心声，体察他们的心情也十分重要。

天皇作为象征的同时，为了扮演国民统合的象征这一角色，我感到天皇向国民就天皇这一象征立场谋求理解之外，也有必要深刻思考自身的应有状态，加深对国民的理解，并培养永远与国民同在的内在自觉。在这一意义上，我感到造访日本各地、特别是偏远地区及岛屿之旅，作为天皇的象征性行为也是很重要的。

包括皇太子时代，至今我与皇后一同前往的几乎遍及全国之旅，在国内任何地方，都让我认识到那里有着热爱当地、勤勤恳恳支撑着家乡的平凡的人们。我基于这一认识，作为天皇，抱着对人们深深的信赖和敬爱之情，心怀国民，得以履行为国民祈愿的重要公务是幸福的。

In coping with the aging of the Emperor, I think it is not possible to continue reducing perpetually the Emperor's acts in matters of state and his duties as the symbol of the State. A Regency may be established to act in the place of the Emperor when the Emperor cannot fulfill his duties for reasons such as he is not yet of age or he is seriously ill. Even in such cases, however, it does not change the fact that the Emperor continues to be the Emperor till the end of his life, even though he is unable to fully carry out his duties as the Emperor.