Watch: Japanese Princess uses sign language to communicate with deaf kids in Peru school

Updated : Nov 07, 2023 18:10
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AP

Japanese Princess Kako attended a school for deaf schoolchildren in Lima, after visiting the Inca stone city Machu Picchu over the weekend during an official visit to Peru to celebrate the 150th anniversary of relations diplomatic relations between Japan and the South American country.

Kako, 28 years old and niece of Emperor Naruhito, arrived at the Ludwig van Beethoven school in Lima where she briefly communicated with the schoolchildren using sign language. The children greeted her dressed in traditional Japanese costumes and waving Japanese flags.

In her country, Kako has even attended competitions for deaf schoolchildren where she has given speeches in sign language.

Later she visited the National Rehabilitation Institute, a healthcare facility supported by the Japanese government.

While in Peru, Kako will lead a ceremony to celebrate the start of bilateral relations in 1873, when both countries signed a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation.

Japan is Peru's fourth trade partner, after China, the United States and the European Union.

There are seven Japanese mining companies operating in Peru, the world's second-largest producer of copper.

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