While the Emperor had already received the members of Self Defense Forces dispatched for the United Nations' peacekeeping operations and those engaged in disaster relief works, it was unprecedented that the Emperor received the members of Self Defense Forces dispatched to a battlefield.
国際連合平和維持活動で派遣された自衛隊員、災害救助にあたった自衛隊員に対する接見はすでに行なっていたが、これは異例のことであった。