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Emperor Akihito toasts with Latvian President Vike-Freiberga

RIGA, Latvia - Emperor Akihito of Japan(L) toasts with Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga at a luncheon in Riga on May 25. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Riga earlier in the day on the third leg of their 10-day five-nation European tour. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Ex-Latvian leader values national strength in talks with Russia

Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former president of Latvia who gave up part of the Baltic country's territory to Russia in 2007, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo, on Aug. 28, 2015. Vike-Freiberga sees the paramount importance of national strength in the long-standing territorial dispute with Moscow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor, empress arrive in Latvia

RIGA, Latvia - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L), accompanied by Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, prepares to lay flowers at the Monument of Freedom in central Riga on May 25. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Riga earlier in the day on the third leg of their 10-day five-nation European tour. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japanese emperor, empress arrive in Latvia

RIGA, Latvia - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko are greeted by Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (fore right) on arrival in Riga on the third leg of their 10-day five-nation European tour on May 25. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japanese emperor, empress arrive in Latvia

RIGA, Latvia - Japanese Emperor Akihito walks along with Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga during a welcome ceremony after arrival in Riga on the third leg of his 10-day five-nation European tour on May 25. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japanese emperor, empress arrive in Latvia

RIGA, Latvia - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are greeted by Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga on arrival in Riga on the third leg of their 10-day five-nation European tour on May 25. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)