Emperor recalls years as student at Gakushuin

Emperor recalls years as student at Gakushuin

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L at back) and Empress Michiko attend a ceremony commemorating the 125th anniversary of Gakushuin in Mejiro in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Dec. 13. In his speech, the emperor recalled being an elementary student at Gakushuin in 1940. Gakushuin was founded in 1877 as a peer school for the imperial family and related nobility. It became a private school after World War II. (Kyodo)

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