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Japanese Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a ceremony of the Imperial Gift Foundation Boshi-Aiiku-Kai, a Japanese organization promoting maternal and child health, on April 11, 2023, in Tokyo. The princess has served as its director general since 2010. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a ceremony of the Imperial Gift Foundation Boshi-Aiiku-Kai, a Japanese organization promoting maternal and child health, on April 11, 2023, in Tokyo. The princess has served as its director general since 2010. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko, holding her newborn son Prince Hisahito in arms, poses with her husband Prince Akishino on discharge from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko tilts her newborn son Prince Hisahito toward photographers on discharge from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko, cuddling her newborn son Prince Hisahito, smiles with her husband Prince Akishino on discharge from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko poses with her newborn son Prince Hisahito in arms on discharge from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby to leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Media crews wait outside Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital for Princess Kiko and her newborn son Prince Hisahito to be discharged and join her husband Prince Akishino on Sept. 15.

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby to leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Mothers and their sons wait outside Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital for Princess Kiko and her newborn son Prince Hisahito to be discharged and join her husband Prince Akishino on Sept. 15.

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Imperial baby named Prince Hisahito

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, smiles as he alights from a car on arrival at Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo on Sept. 12 to attend a naming ceremony for his first son who was born there on Sept. 6. He named his son Prince Hisahito. The newborn baby is the first heir born to the imperial family in nearly 41 years, standing third in line to the throne after Crown Prince Naruhito, the emperor's eldest son, and Prince Akishino. (Pool photo)

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Imperial baby named Prince Hisahito

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino is greeted by a hospital official on arrival at Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 12 to attend a naming ceremony for his first son who was born there on Sept. 6. He named his son Prince Hisahito on the seventh day after his birth. (Pool photo)

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Crown Prince's family visit Princess Kiko, newborn baby

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Princess Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visit Princess Kiko and her newborn baby at Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 11. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress meet newborn prince

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko leave Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital after meeting with their newborn grandson for the first time there on Sept. 10, a day after they returned from their trip to Hokkaido. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress meet newborn prince

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive at Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital to meet with their newborn grandson for the first time there on Sept. 10, a day after they returned from their trip to Hokkaido. The empress is carrying a pair of white baby shoes. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress meet newborn prince

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko smile as they leave Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital after meeting with their newborn grandson for the first time there on Sept. 10, a day after they returned from their trip to Hokkaido. Princess Kiko, their second son's wife, gave birth to the prince on Sept. 6. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako (R) and Princess Kako, the daughters of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, arrive at Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo on Sept. 6 to see their mother who gave birth to a baby boy earlier in the day. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (R), accompanied by his two daughters, Princess Kako (C) and Princess Mako, leaves Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo on Sept. 6 after seeing his wife, Princess Kiko, who gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (R), accompanied by his two daughters, Princess Mako (L) and Princess Kako (C), arrives at Aiiku Hospital to see his wife, Princess Kiko, who gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (R), accompanied by his two daughters, Princess Kako (L) and Princess Mako (2nd from L), arrives at Aiiku Hospital to see his wife, Princess Kiko, who gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Kanazawa (R), chief physician for the imperial household, speaks on the birth of a baby boy to Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, as Masao Nakabayashi (L), head of Aiiku Hospital, looks on at a press conference at the Imperial Household Agency on Sept. 6. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino smiles as he leaves Aiiku Hospital. where his wife, Princess Kiko, gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino leaves Aiiku Hospital, after his wife, Princess Kiko, gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Journalists crowd the parking space outside Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward, where Princess Kiko, the wife of Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Journalists crowd the parking area outside Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward, where Princess Kiko, the wife of Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino arrives at Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the morning of Sept. 6 to wait for his wife Princess Kiko to deliver their baby. Princess Kiko gave birth to a baby boy, the first heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne in nearly 41 years. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko enters Tokyo hospital ahead of delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko (C, back to camera), now 34 weeks pregnant, greets staffers as she enters Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward Aug. 16 ahead of her expected delivery of her third child, possibly an heir to the throne, in early September. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko enters Tokyo hospital ahead of delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko, now 34 weeks pregnant with a possible heir to the throne, leaves for Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Aug. 16 ahead of her expected delivery of her third child in early September. The princess has been diagnosed with a complication called partial placenta previa, and her hospitalization is aimed at ensuring a safe delivery, which will be carried out by Caesarean section. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko enters Tokyo hospital ahead of delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko, now 34 weeks pregnant with a possible heir to the throne, enters Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward ahead of her expected delivery of her third child in early September. The princess was accompanied by her husband Prince Akishino (L). (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital (2)

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko's newborn son, Prince Hisahito, is seen in her arms when she is discharged from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital (1)

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko, cuddling her newborn son Prince Hisahito, smiles with her husband Prince Akishino as she is discharged from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako (R) and Princess Kako, the daughters of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, arrive at Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo on Sept. 6 to see their mother who gave birth to a baby boy earlier in the day. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (R), accompanied by his two daughters, Princess Kako (L) and Princess Mako (2nd from L), arrives at Aiiku Hospital to see his wife, Princess Kiko, who gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (R), accompanied by his two daughters, Princess Kako (C) and Princess Mako, leaves Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo on Sept. 6 after seeing his wife, Princess Kiko, who gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (R), accompanied by his two daughters, Princess Mako (L) and Princess Kako (C), arrives at Aiiku Hospital to see his wife, Princess Kiko, who gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Kanazawa (R), chief physician for the imperial household, speaks on the birth of a baby boy to Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, as Masao Nakabayashi (L), head of Aiiku Hospital, looks on at a press conference at the Imperial Household Agency on Sept. 6. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino is about to leave Aiiku Hospital after his wife, Princess Koko, gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Journalists crowd the parking space outside Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward, where Princess Kiko, the wife of Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino smiles as he leaves Aiiku Hospital. where his wife, Princess Koko, gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Journalists crowd the parking area outside Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward, where Princess Kiko, the wife of Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 6. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko gives birth to heir to imperial throne

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino arrives at Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the morning of Sept. 6 to wait for his wife Princess Kiko to deliver their baby. Princess Kiko gave birth to a baby boy, the first heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne in nearly 41 years. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko poses with her newborn son Prince Hisahito in arms on discharge from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko, holding her newborn son Prince Hisahito in arms, poses with her husband Prince Akishino on discharge from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko, cuddling her newborn son Prince Hisahito, smiles with her husband Prince Akishino on discharge from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko tilts her newborn son Prince Hisahito toward photographers on discharge from Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 15. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby to leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Mothers and their sons wait outside Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital for Princess Kiko and her newborn son Prince Hisahito to be discharged and join her husband Prince Akishino on Sept. 15. (Kyodo)

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Princess Kiko, newborn baby to leave hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Media crews wait outside Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital for Princess Kiko and her newborn son Prince Hisahito to be discharged and join her husband Prince Akishino on Sept. 15. (Kyodo)

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Imperial baby named Prince Hisahito

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, smiles as he alights from a car on arrival at Aiiku Hospital in Tokyo on Sept. 12 to attend a naming ceremony for his first son who was born there on Sept. 6. He named his son Prince Hisahito. The newborn baby is the first heir born to the imperial family in nearly 41 years, standing third in line to the throne after Crown Prince Naruhito, the emperor's eldest son, and Prince Akishino. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Imperial baby named Prince Hisahito

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino is greeted by a hospital official on arrival at Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 12 to attend a naming ceremony for his first son who was born there on Sept. 6. He named his son Prince Hisahito on the seventh day after his birth. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Crown Prince's family visit Princess Kiko, newborn baby

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Princess Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visit Princess Kiko and her newborn baby at Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital on Sept. 11. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress meet newborn prince

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive at Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital to meet with their newborn grandson for the first time there on Sept. 10, a day after they returned from their trip to Hokkaido. The empress is carrying a pair of white baby shoes. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress meet newborn prince

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko leave Tokyo's Aiiku Hospital after meeting with their newborn grandson for the first time there on Sept. 10, a day after they returned from their trip to Hokkaido. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)