Emperor Akihito thanks people for celebrating childbirth

SAPPORO, Japan - Emperor (R) and Empress Michiko bow to express their gratitude at the International Microscopy Congress in Sapporo on Sept. 6 after participants greeted them with congratulations on the birth of the imperial family's first baby boy in nearly 41 years.

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA001118357

Registered date
2006/9/06 00:00:00

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source
2006 Kyodo News

Media size
1864 × 1222 pixel

Resolution
dpi

Deployment size
585.35(KB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

Condolences over Princess Yuriko

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (front, L) and former Empress Michiko (front, R) are pictured after visiting Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2024, to express their condolences over the death the previous day of Princess Yuriko at the age of 101. The great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito was the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family.

Crown prince in Fukui

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (R) fertilizes a tree (top) in Fukui, central Japan, on Oct. 19, 2024, that was planted by then Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in 2009.

Crown prince in Fukui

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from R) prepare to fertilize a tree in Fukui, central Japan, on Oct. 19, 2024, that was planted in 2009 by then Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.

Imperial family at Imperial Guard concert

(From R) Japanese Crown Princess Kiko, Crown Prince Fumihito, Empress Masako, Emperor Naruhito, former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko attend a concert by the Imperial Guard Music Band marking its 70th anniversary at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 20, 2023.

Japan imperial family at traditional crafts exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, 4th from R) and Empress Masako and their only daughter, Princess Aiko, visit the Japan Kogei Association's traditional crafts exhibition at Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Sept. 20, 2023. Princess Kako, who serves as president of the association, is seen at the far right. (Pool photo)

Ex-Japanese emperor, empress in Kyoto

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (front row, L) and former Empress Michiko (front row, R) watch a parade by people dressed as nobles of the ancient Heian Era during the Aoi Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 16, 2023. (Pool photo)

Former Japanese emperor, empress

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko react to people welcoming them on their arrival at JR Kyoto Station in the western Japan prefecture of Kyoto on May 14, 2023. They started a five-day trip to Kyoto and Nara prefectures the same day. (Pool photo)

Former Japanese emperor, empress

Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R), Empress Masako (R), Crown Prince Fumihito (L), Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from L) and Princess Kako (C) attend a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L), Empress Masako (front, R) and other imperial family members attend a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.