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Emperor, empress attend national tree-planting festival

FUKUI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) hold hoes at a tree-planting festival in Fukuki, Fukui Prefecture, on June 7. The imperial couple planted saplings at the festival.

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Emperor, empress attend national tree-planting festival

FUKUI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) wave to participants at a tree-planting festival in Fukuki, Fukui Prefecture, on June 7.

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Emperor, empress attend national tree-planting festival

FUKUI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) plants a sapling at a tree-planting festival in Fukuki, Fukui Prefecture, on June 7, while Empress Michiko (R), who is also attending the gathering, is projected on a screen.

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Emperor, empress attend national tree-planting festival

FUKUI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) plant saplings at a tree-planting festival in Fukuki, Fukui Prefecture, on June 7.

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Emperor, empress attend national tree-planting festival

FUKUI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) hold hoes at a tree-planting festival in Fukuki, Fukui Prefecture, on June 7. The imperial couple planted saplings at the festival. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress attend national tree-planting festival

FUKUI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) wave to participants at a tree-planting festival in Fukuki, Fukui Prefecture, on June 7. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress attend national tree-planting festival

FUKUI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) plant saplings at a tree-planting festival in Fukuki, Fukui Prefecture, on June 7. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress attend national tree-planting festival

FUKUI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) plants a sapling at a tree-planting festival in Fukuki, Fukui Prefecture, on June 7, while Empress Michiko (R), who is also attending the gathering, is projected on a screen. (Kyodo)