Crown Prince Naruhito, 3rd left, jogs with his bodyguards and unidentified officials around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon. It was the first time in eight years that the crown prince had gone jogging around the palace.
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SenseNotSoCommon
Limbering up for a succession?
Peeping_Tom
I'm pretty sure all these weak Japanese bodyguards would be toast, were they to be matched up against some of JT's expert fighters.
Alistair Carnell
Watch out for the right wing sniper !
mountainpear
Inspired by the Tokyo Marathon maybe? Drawing a lot of attention to himself though! If he put a pair of sunglasses or even a mask on, no one would know who he was!
zurcronium
Wow, he schools Abe on the lessons of WW2 and then goes out for a jog with the peps. What a guy!
gogogo
I'm guessing the "officials" are in the white gloves and he body guards are in the black gloves :)
turbotsat
Every eight years!?!? That sounds like me!
smartacus
Shouldn't two bodyguards be running in front of t he crown prince to stop someone from coming at him from the front?
ReformedBasher
Um, no thanks. The "s" after "bodyguard" makes it even less attractive.
I kind of like Prince Naruhito in any case.
I wonder if he does anything else to stay fit. After having a look...
Come to think of it, I do recall seeing footage of him playing tennis and hiking on TV. I think his parents are really "into" tennis too.
By the way,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Naruhito19610204.jpg
put a smile on my face.
Himajin
That is a cute picture!
Kaerimashita
The photo looks like he is about to run over a cliff.......
Bogi
If I were him, I'd be getting myself a bigger bodyguard than that little guy in the left!
ReformedBasher
Which is which, right?
But as for size, I'd be very careful drawing conclusions.
bjohnson23
As a taxpayer, all I see is wasted money on a system that has no business being supported or funded with my money and I'm sure there are many out there who feel the same. I would rather see that money spent on the royals go to the poor and needy in Japan.
Wakarimasen
Why didin't he invite Prince William to join the royal jogging party?
ReformedBasher
Dunno, but better him than his dipstick brother.
gokai_wo_maneku
Yes, after is anti-rightist remarks, I'm a fan now too. And after the Emperor's anti-rightist remarks, I'm his fan too. I never paid much attention to the Imperial Family until now. Like most people in my generation (mid 30s).
fxgai
Did he make it up the hill and back down for a full 5km? If you live in the place I am sure it's tempting to take a short cut through the middle if it's you first run in 8 years.
B-man
I love the fact that he goes running about once every eight years. He is no different than the rest of us!
uniden
Speak for yourself...i'm still recovering from those forced mile-long runs in middle school. nevar again.
Peeping_Tom
"If I were him, I'd be getting myself a bigger bodyguard than that little guy in the left!
Do you actually believe that ANYBODY could become a Prince's bodyguard?
I would be seriously concerned if I were to see you trying to have a go at my Sensei; he's only about 5'1" and looks just like a frail, old English trump (no joke).
wtfjapan
If I were him, I'd be getting myself a bigger bodyguard than that little guy in the left! LOL if a sumo sized mugger decided to rush the prince, i doubt any of his tiny bodyguards would stop him no matter how good at martial arts / Judo he is.
Bogi
I'm just saying, there are plenty of really big, scary looking martial arts experts. Give me one of those.
Peeping_Tom
"If I were him, I'd be getting myself a bigger bodyguard than that little guy in the left! LOL if a sumo sized mugger decided to rush the prince, i doubt any of his tiny bodyguards would stop him no matter how good at martial arts / Judo he is.
Log onto YouTube and type "Kennedy's bodyguard humiliated in Japan".
Sit back and enjoy.
Wc626
LoL- good vid Peeping Tom! The american bodyguard got humuliated. Never underestimate the Japanese.