Emperor offers New Year's greetings to well-wishers at palace

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito offers his annual New Year's greetings to well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial Palace on Jan. 2. ''I am concerned that there may be many people who are having problems at the beginning of the New Year due to the severe economic conditions,'' the emperor said from the balcony of the Chowa-Den wing of the palace.

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