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April Smith of AHA MEDIA with Lani Russwurm arrival at Japanese Language School to try to see Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

July 14, 2009 4 comments

Sunday July 12, 2009 was a Historic Day for us in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside. Japan’s Royalty – Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit our local Japanese Language School!

What a rare honor for us in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES) !

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In this video,  April Smith of AHA MEDIA and Lani Russwurm’s arrival at Japanese Language School to try to see Japan’s Royal Emperor Akihito and Empress Michikoin Vancouver Downtown Eastside.


This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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In the following photos,  Lani Russwurm, local Vancouver Downtown Eastside Historian  http://pasttensevancouver.wordpress.com  and many others wait patiently for Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to exit the Japanese Language School

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In this video, Japan’s Royal Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko exit the Japanese Language School after being escorted by Mayor Gregor Robertson in Vancouver Downtown Eastside with the Emperor waving goodbye in his limo. 

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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In this video, after Japan’s  Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leave Japanese Language School in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Mayor Gregor Robertson poses with Wendy Pedersen’s son and Rika Uto’s son.

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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In the following photo,  our Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson poses with poses with Wendy Pedersen’s son and Rika Uto’s son.

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In the photos below,  happy people pose together including our Mayor Gregor Robertson and 2 RCMP officers in traditional dress uniform.

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To see our test livestream videos of this Historic event, please look at

http://www.qik.com/ahamedia

To see 45 photos of the Japanese Royal visit, please see our Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157621279467487/

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