Empress Michiko attends piano recital in Tokyo

Empress Michiko acknowledges the audience upon her arrival at Suntory Hall in Tokyo for a piano recital on Nov. 10, 2015. (Pool photo by Asahi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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