Why does every head of Japan go to Saudi Arabia for the first foreign visit? The Saudi press attaché explained the historical background in a video message.
When Japan becomes the crown prince, he first visits Saudi Arabia on a foreign visit. Dr. Naif Al-Otaibi, the Saudi Attaché in Pakistan, has briefly described this historical background.
Dr. Naif Al-Otaibi says that in 1952, when the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain was held, the Saudi ruler King Abdulaziz sent Prince Fahd as a representative.
In the ceremony, the Japanese crown prince was sitting on the back seat of Prince Fahd. Prince Fahd stood up and gave the Japanese Crown Prince his seat. The king of Japan, impressed by the prince’s behavior, issued a decree that now the crown prince of Japan will go to Saudi Arabia first on a foreign visit.