sichel. consul general of india here today and you know that japan us friendship is and indeed our alliance has been the cornerstone of peace and prosperity across the pacific. so i'm grateful that dr. sichel for attending this event as india is japan's in this war partner indispensable partner in achieving a free and open indo-pacific. so his majesty emperor naruhito the 126 emperor in a line that traces all of the way back to centuries ago. and his majesty will turn 65 this sunday. so along with her majesty emperor empress masako in 19 and their beloved daughter her royal highness princess iko the imperial family is beloved by the japanese people. so 40 years ago his majesty did take a 21 day tour of the united states on his way back to japan from england where he studied. and his last destination what seemed to be san francisco. so i think some of you i've only you may have me have ever seen him or remember him wearing your hair here was a little bit darker but in fact throughout monarchis