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New Year greeting event at Japan's Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New Year greeting event on Jan. 2, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Princess Kako

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japanese Princess Kako (L) interacts with students at an event organized by the Girl Scouts of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Emperor marks 63rd birthday

Crown Prince Akishino (3rd from L), Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from L) and their daughter Princess Kako (L) join Japan's Emperor Naruhito, standing next to Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko (R), for his birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2023.

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Royal family at flower exhibition

Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko (center) and their second daughter Princess Kako attend a flower exhibition in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2023.

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Royal family at flower exhibition

Crown Prince Akishino (2nd from R), Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from L) and their second daughter Princess Kako attend a flower exhibition in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2023.

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Young Prince Hisahito visits museum

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) points while viewing an animal exhibition with his father Prince Akishino (L) and mother Princess Kiko (R) at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2010. (Pool Photo)

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Young Prince Hisahito visits museum

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) smiles while visiting an animal exhibition with his father Prince Akishino (L) and his mother Princess Kiko (back) at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2010. (Pool Photo)

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(1)Funeral for Princess Takamatsu held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Princess Sayako, Princess Kiko, Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, the chief mourner, attend a funeral for Princess Takamatsu, an aunt of Emperor Akihito who died at age 92, which was held at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 26.

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Prince Akishino in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Prince Akishino, the youngest son of Japan's Emperor Akihito, delivers a speech in Buenos Aires on Jan. 31, 2014, during an event to commemorate 50 years since an immigration agreement between Japan and Argentina came into effect.

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Prince Akishino in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Prince Akishino (far L), the youngest son of Japan's Emperor Akihito, and his wife Princess Kiko (2nd from L) attend an event in Buenos Aires on Jan. 31, 2014, to commemorate 50 years since an immigration agreement between Japan and Argentina came into effect.

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Prince Hisahito turns 1

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (L), the son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko (R), poses for photos with his mother Sept. 6 when he is taken to the Imperial Palace by his parents to meet his grandparents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito turns 1

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (L), the son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko (R), poses for photos with his mother Sept. 6 when he is taken to the Imperial Palace by his parents to meet his grandparents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. (Pool photo)

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Prince Akishino family

TOKYO, Japan, June 26 Kyodo - Prince Akishino and his family -- (from L) Princess Kako, Princess Mako, Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito -- are seen at a concert marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Japan on June 23, 2018 in Tokyo.

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Princess Kako of Japanese imperial family

TOKYO, Japan, May 18 Kyodo - File photo taken in October 2016 shows Japanese Princess Kako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and the second daughter of Prince Akishino, attending a banquet for Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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Japan marks 6th anniv. of quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

TOKYO, Japan, March 11 Kyodo - Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko observe a moment of silence during a government-sponsored memorial service in Tokyo on March 11, 2017, the sixth anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters in northeastern Japan. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako makes speech using sign language

YONAGO, Japan, Sept. 22 Kyodo - Princess Kako, the 20-year-old second daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, uses a sign as she makes a speech at a national sign language performance event for high school students in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan on Sept. 22, 2015.

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Princesses Kiko, Kako attend New Year poetry reading

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko (L), wife of Prince Akishino, second in line to the imperial throne, and their youngest daughter Princess Kako attend an annual New Year poetry reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015. (Pool photo)

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New Year poetry reading at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (L), Princess Kiko (C) and the princess' youngest daughter Princess Kako attend an annual New Year poetry reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015. Princess Kiko is the wife of Prince Akishino, second in line to the imperial throne. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako 'debuts' at New Year poetry reading

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kako (C), the youngest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko (L), makes her debut at an annual New Year poetry reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015. (Pool photo)

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Princess Mako leaves for Britain

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako, the elder daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 8, 2015, before her departure for Britain where she is studying at the University of Leicester's graduate school for a master's degree in museum studies. The 23-year-old princess was back in Tokyo for a winter break, during which she participated in imperial rites and New Year ceremonies. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Mako leaves for Britain

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako, the elder daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 8, 2015, before her departure for Britain where she is studying at the University of Leicester's graduate school for a master's degree in museum studies. The 23-year-old princess was back in Tokyo for a winter break, during which she participated in imperial rites and New Year ceremonies. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Kako turns 20

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Princess Kako poses for photos at the Imperial Palace on Dec. 29, 2014, her 20th birthday, after meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Princess Kako is the younger daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. (Pool photo)

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Prince Akishino, Princess Kako arrive for emperor's birthday dinner

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (R) and his daughter Princess Kako arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2014, to attend a dinner to celebrate Emperor Akihito's 81st birthday.

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L front) and Empress Michiko, followed by Crown Prince Naruhito (R in background) and Prince Akishino, walk toward guests during an autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2014. Around 2,100 guests were invited to the garden party hosted by the emperor and empress.

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L in front) and Empress Michiko, followed by Crown Prince Naruhito (R in 2nd line) and Prince Akishino, walk toward guests during an autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2014. Around 2,100 guests were invited to the garden party hosted by the emperor and empress.

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Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko leave for Mexico, Guatemala

NARITA, Japan - Prince Akishino (R), the younger son of Emperor Akihito, and his wife Princess Kiko are seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Sept. 30, 2014, before their departure for Guatemala via the United States. The couple will make an official visit to Guatemala and Mexico before returning to Japan on Sept. 10.

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Princess Mako leaves for Britain to study at graduate school

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is seen at Tokyo's Haneda airport before her departure for London on Sept. 17, 2014, to pursue a master's degree in museum studies at the University of Leicester in the East Midlands of England. The princess is the 22-year-old eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. (Pool photo)

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Princess Mako leaves for Britain to study at graduate school

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is seen at Tokyo's Haneda airport before her departure for London on Sept. 17, 2014, to pursue a master's degree in museum studies at the University of Leicester in the East Midlands of England. The princess is the 22-year-old eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako quits Gakushuin

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Princess Kako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito. The Imperial Household Agency said Sept. 11, 2014, that the 19-year-old daughter of Prince Akishino, the emperor's second son, quit Gakushuin University in Tokyo at the end of August. Princess Kako is considering taking an entrance examination for International Christian University, a source close to the matter said the same day.

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Prince Hisahito, 3rd in line to Japanese throne, turns 8

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (L), accompanied by his mother Princess Kiko, passes by car through a gate to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2014, his eighth birthday, to meet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Prince Hisahito, the son of Prince Akishino and Kiko, is third line to the throne in Japan's imperial family after his uncle Crown Prince Naruhito and his father.

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Prince Akishino family visit exhibit of ill-fated ship

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino, his wife Princess Kiko and their children visit on Aug. 16, 2014, an exhibition in Tokyo displaying documents and drawings about the 1944 Tsushima Maru incident in which a Japanese vessel was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine and sank in waters off Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, leaving nearly 1,500 people dead, including more than 1,000 children. (Pool Photo)

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Persimmons for presentation to imperial couple

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Members of JA Kihoku Kawakami, a chapter in Wakayama Prefecture, of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, pack persimmons for presentation to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and the family of Prince Akishino at its office in the southwestern Japanese prefectural town of Katsuragi on Aug. 4, 2014.

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Prince Akishino's family attends Peruvian concert

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (C), his wife Kiko (2nd from R) and their daughters Mako and Kako are seated at a Peruvian music concert in Tokyo on July 25, 2014, to commemorate last year's 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Peru. (Pool photo)

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Princess Mako makes first official address

GOTEMBA, Japan - Princess Mako, daughter of Prince Akishino, second in line to the imperial throne, gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the 48th All-Japan Inter-High School Equestrian Championships in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 24, 2014, in her first official address.

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Kiwanis int'l convention in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan - Prince Akishino addresses the opening session of the 99th annual Kiwanis International Convention at the Makuhari Messe convention complex in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on July 17, 2014, with members from around 50 nations and regions participating. Kiwanis International is a global volunteer organization based in Indianapolis in the United States.

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Princesses Kiko, Mako visit exhibit of Bologna drawings

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kiko (C), wife of Prince Akishino, second in line to the imperial throne, and their first daughter Mako (R) visit an exhibition of original drawings of picture books selected by the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy at the Itabashi Art Museum in Tokyo on July 16, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Princess Mako attends int'l book fair in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako (C), the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, listens to an explanation at a Malaysian booth at the Tokyo International Book Fair in Tokyo on July 2, 2014. Princess Mako serves as honorary president of the fair in which around 1,530 publishing companies from 25 countries are taking part.

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Princess Mako attends int'l book fair in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako (C), the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, attends a tape-cutting ceremony to open the Tokyo International Book Fair in Tokyo on July 2, 2014. Princess Mako serves as honorary president of the fair in which around 1,530 publishing companies from 25 countries are taking part.

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Prince Katsura's funeral ceremony held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From R, front row) Princess Akiko, Prince Mikasa, Princess Yuriko, Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, and Princess Mako attend the main funeral service for Prince Katsura, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on June 17, 2014.

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Prince Hisahito at elementary school athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito, the 7-year-old son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko and the third in line to the Japanese throne, takes part in a tug-of-war event at an athletic meet at an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo on May 24, 2014. The athletic meet was open to the media for the first time since Prince Hisahito entered the school in April last year. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

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Prince Hisahito at elementary school athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (R), the 7-year-old son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko and the third in line to the Japanese throne, cheers for his team during a tug-of-war event at an athletic meet at an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo on May 24, 2014. The athletic meet was open to the media for the first time since Prince Hisahito entered the school in April last year. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

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Prince Hisahito at elementary school athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (R), the 7-year-old son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko and the third in line to the Japanese throne, takes part in a tug-of-war event at an athletic meet at an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo on May 24, 2014. The athletic meet was open to the media for the first time since Prince Hisahito entered the school in April last year. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

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Japan Prince Hisahito's baby clothes on show in Paris

PARIS, France - Baby clothes of Japanese Prince Hisahito, the only son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, are displayed at an exhibition in Paris on Feb. 18, 2014, featuring Empress Michiko's silkworm cultivation.

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Japan prince in Peru

LIMA, Peru - Japan's Prince Akishino (3rd from L) and Princess Kiko (4th from L) attend an event in Lima on Jan. 28, 2014, to celebrate last year's 140th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Peru.

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Japan squad to Sochi Olympics formed in presence of imperial couple

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Sochi Winter Olympics team captain Noriaki Kasai, vice captain Maki Tabata and flag bearer Ayumi Ogasawara stand on the stage in front of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko at a team formation ceremony held at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 20, 2014.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko wave to well-wishers as part of their New Year greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2014.

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Emperor, empress leave for India

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (far L) is seen off by his two sons and their wives -- Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L), his wife Crown Princess Masako (3rd from L), Prince Akishino (2nd from R) and his wife Princess Kiko (far R) -- on his departure for India from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 30, 2013. The emperor and Empress Michiko departed on a weeklong trip to India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary the previous year of bilateral diplomatic ties.

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Prince Akishino, Princess Mako in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Prince Akishino and his eldest daughter Princess Mako offer flowers at the monument marking ground zero in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki at Peace Park in Nagasaki City on July 30, 2013.

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Princess Kako

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Princess Kako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito. The 18-year-old daughter of Prince Akishino, the emperor's second son, and Princess Kiko is considering a homestay in the United States for about a month during her summer vacation, a source close to the Imperial Household Agency said July 16, 2013.

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Prince Akishino, wife depart for Europe

NARITA, Japan - Prince Akishino (L) and his wife Princess Kiko are seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on June 19, 2013, before departing for Zagreb on an official trip to Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The prince is the second son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.