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2ND LD: Crown prince returns to Tokyo after visiting Mexico, Canada+
(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)TOKYO, March 21_(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH PRINCE'S RETURN TO JAPAN, CHANGING DATELINE)
Crown Prince Naruhito arrived back in Tokyo on Tuesday following a trip to Mexico and Canada that began last Wednesday.
In Mexico City, the crown prince attended the fourth World Water Forum and delivered his first keynote speech at an international conference abroad.
He met with Mexican President Vicente Fox and also visited Merida on the Yucatan Peninsula to see Mayan ruins of Uxmal and wetlands in Celestun.
Flying to Vancouver on Sunday night for his first trip to Canada, the crown prince met with Japanese nationals living there and visited major tourist spots such as the public market in Granville Island and Stanley Park.
He left Vancouver on Monday afternoon aboard a government plane to return to Japan.
Crown Princess Masako, who has been unable to fully resume her official duties due to a stress-induced illness, did not join him on the trip.
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