Emperor resumes official duties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito holds onto Empress Michiko's arm as the couple leaves the venue of an annual memorial service for firefighters who died on duty across the nation, held in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. It was the 77-year-old emperor's first official engagement after being hospitalized for 19 days this month for bronchial pneumonia.

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