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Empress turns 73

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (L), Princess Kiko (R) and their one-year-old son Prince Hisahito enter the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 20 to celebrate the 73rd birthday of Empress Michiko.

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Emperor Akihito marks 73rd birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako on their way to the Imperial Palace on Dec. 23 attend a banquet in honor of Emperor Akihito's 73rd birthday. (Pool photo)

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Emperor Akihito marks 73rd birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko host a formal tea party for foreign ambassadors and other dignitaries at the Imperial Palace on Dec. 23 held to mark the emperor's 73rd birthday.

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Emperor Akihito marks 73rd birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (3rd and 2nd from R) chat with foreign ambassadors and other dignitaries at a tea party in the Imperial Palace on Dec. 23 held to mark the emperor's 73rd birthday (Pool photo).

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Emperor Akihito greets public on 73rd birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd L), joined by Empress Michiko (3rd L) and other members of the imperial family, greets well-wishers from the balcony of the imperial palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23 in marking his 73rd birthday.

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Indonesia must do more to control W. Timor militias, Ogata says

GENEVA, Switzerland - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Sadako Ogata meets Kyodo News for an interview on Sept. 29. Ogata said Jakarta's efforts to improve security in West Timor, where three UNHCR workers were slain earlier this month, are still insufficient to warrant a resumption of humanitarian assistance in the region. September was a difficult month for Ogata, who has served as UNHCR since 1991. On Sept. 17, a day after her 73rd birthday, another UNHCR employee was killed in Guinea.

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Indonesia must do more to control W. Timor militias, Ogata says

GENEVA, Switzerland - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Sadako Ogata meets Kyodo News for an interview on Sept. 29. Ogata said Jakarta's efforts to improve security in West Timor, where three UNHCR workers were slain earlier this month, are still insufficient to warrant a resumption of humanitarian assistance in the region. September was a difficult month for Ogata, who has served as UNHCR since 1991. On Sept. 17, a day after her 73rd birthday, another UNHCR employee was killed in Guinea.

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N. Korea celebrates 73rd birthday of late leader

Women offer flowers at bronze statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2015, the 73rd birthday of Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates 73rd birthday of late leader

North Korean soldiers bow in front of bronze statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2015, the 73rd birthday of Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates 73rd birthday of late leader

Synchronized swimmers perform in Pyongyang on Feb. 15, 2015, to commemorate the 73rd birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates 73rd birthday of late leader

A figure skating event is held in Pyongyang on Feb. 15, 2015, to commemorate the 73rd birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor Akihito marks 73rd birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko host a formal tea party for foreign ambassadors and other dignitaries at the Imperial Palace on Dec. 23 to mark the emperor's 73rd birthday. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Emperor Akihito marks 73rd birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako on their way to the Imperial Palace on Dec. 23 attend a banquet in honor of Emperor Akihito's 73rd birthday. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Emperor Akihito marks 73rd birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (3rd and 2nd from R) chat with foreign ambassadors and other dignitaries at a tea party in the Imperial Palace on Dec. 23 held to mark the emperor's 73rd birthday (Pool photo). (Kyodo)

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Emperor Akihito greets public on 73rd birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd L), joined by Empress Michiko (3rd L) and other members of the imperial family, greets well-wishers from the balcony of the imperial palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23 in marking his 73rd birthday. (Kyodo)

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Empress turns 73

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (L), Princess Kiko (R) and their one-year-old son Prince Hisahito enter the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 20 to celebrate the 73rd birthday of Empress Michiko. (Kyodo)