Emperor, empress meet with SDF personnel

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) speak to Self-Defense Forces officials at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 14. The imperial couple met with some 160 SDF personnel who had been dispatched to the Indian Ocean or Iraq to support the U.S.-led war on terror and Iraqi reconstruction. (Pool photo)

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