New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - The annual New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2012. In addition to poems composed by the emperor and other members of the imperial family, 10 poems chosen from among roughly 18,000 entries from the public were recited in a traditional style. This year's theme was ''kishi'' (shore). (Pool photo)

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