31.   On their first morning in the French capital, the imperial couple were greeted by flag-waving schoolchildren as they began their engagements for the day.

32.   Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf left Japan Friday after a four-day official visit that included meetings with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the Imperial couple.

33.   Public television station NHK showed the imperial couple meeting evacuees at a shelter in Nishinomiya, east of Kobe.

34.   The imperial couple are being accompanied on their visit to the French southwest by Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Jean Puech, a deputy in the region.

35.   The imperial couple arrived in Paris on Monday after a short trip to Gerany.

36.   The imperial couple flew into in to Paris Monday.

37.   The imperial couple is scheduled to meet volunteers in Kobe area.

38.   The imperial couple spoke to them briefly before being driven to the Prado Place near Madrid where they will be staying.

39.   The following day, the imperial couple are to fly to the southern city of Toulouse to visit the main base of French aircraft manufacturer Aerospatiale.

40.   The imperial couple are also scheduled to meet with volunteers in the Kobe area.