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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 24

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to greet former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on her 24th birthday on Dec. 1, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko ahead of official visit to Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko, only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, waves upon entering Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, to meet with former Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko ahead of her official visit to Laos from Nov. 17. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko ahead of official visit to Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko, only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, waves upon entering Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, to meet with former Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko ahead of her official visit to Laos from Nov. 17. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 91

Japanese Princess Aiko, only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2025, to celebrate her 91st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 91

Japanese Princess Aiko, only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2025, to celebrate her 91st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 91

Japanese Princess Aiko, only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2025, to celebrate her 91st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 23

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to pay her respects to former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, her grandparents, on Dec. 1, 2024, as she turns 23.

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Princess Aiko turns 23

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to pay her respects to former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, her grandparents, on Dec. 1, 2024, as she turns 23.

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Condolence visit for late Princess Yuriko

Japanese former Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and former Empress Michiko are pictured after making a condolence visit to the residence of the late Princess Yuriko at Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2024, ahead of her funeral the following day. Princess Yuriko died at age 101 on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Condolence visit for late Princess Yuriko

Japanese former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko are pictured after making a condolence visit to the residence of the late Princess Yuriko at Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2024, ahead of her funeral the following day. Princess Yuriko died at age 101 on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Akasaka estate in Tokyo on April 11, 2024, to meet with former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, her grandparents, after she recently started working at the Japanese Red Cross Society's headquarters in the capital.

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Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Akasaka estate in Tokyo on April 11, 2024, to meet with former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, her grandparents, after she recently started working at the Japanese Red Cross Society's headquarters in the capital.

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Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Akasaka estate in Tokyo on April 11, 2024, to meet with former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, her grandparents, after she recently started working at the Japanese Red Cross Society's headquarters in the capital.

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Princess Aiko turns 22

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Akasaka estate in Tokyo to pay her respects to former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, her grandparents, on Dec. 1, 2023, as she turns 22. (Pool photo)

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Former Japanese empress's birthday

Japanese Princess Aiko, only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to meet with former Empress Michiko on Oct. 20, 2023, to celebrate her 89th birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Crown Princess Masako turns 51

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Princess Masako enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on her 51st birthday on Dec. 9, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Crown Princess Masako turns 51

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Princess Masako enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on her 51st birthday on Dec. 9, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Crown Princess Masako turns 51

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Princess Masako enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on her 51st birthday on Dec. 9, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Crown Princess Masako skips New Year's greetings meeting at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako waves to reporters as she and her daughter Princess Aiko enter the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo by car on Jan. 1 to greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Crown Princess Masako did not appear at the New Year's greetings meeting held at the palace earlier in the day. (Pool photo)

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(2)Princess Sayako, her fiance Kuroda meet the press

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and her fiance Yoshiki Kuroda exchange glances during a press conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 30. They will marry after next summer. (Pool photo)

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(1)Princess Sayako, her fiance Kuroda meet the press

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and her fiance Yoshiki Kuroda speak at a press conference at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo on Dec. 30. Earlier in the day, the Imperial Household Agency announced that Princess Sayako and Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government employee, will marry after next summer. (Pool photo)

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(3)Princess Sayako, her fiance Kuroda meet the press

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (L), the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and her fiance Yoshiki Kuroda bow as they leave a room inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 30 after they met the press. They will marry after next summer. (Pool photo)

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(3)Emperor greets well-wishers at palace on 71st birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L), together with Empress Michiko (L), greets well-wishers from an Imperial Palace balcony on his 71st birthday on Dec. 23. In the center is their daughter Princess Sayako walking to her place.

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Princess Mako's engagement to be announced on Sept. 3

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 17 Kyodo - Combination photo shows Princess Mako (R), the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and her longtime boyfriend Kei Komuro. It was reported on Aug. 17, 2017, that the two will meet the press together on Sept. 3 for the announcement of their engagement.

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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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Princess Aiko turns 13

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2014, to meet with her grandparents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, on the occasion of her 13th birthday. It marked the first visit to the palace by the princess, a first-year student at Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School, without being accompanied by her parents. (Pool photo)

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Princess Noriko bids farewell to emperor, empress

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko, daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, bows after receiving words from Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during a ceremony on Oct. 2, 2014, at Seiden-Matsu-no-Ma (State Room) of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo before her Oct. 5 marriage to Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. (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 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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Japan's Crown Princess Masako

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako, along with her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 26, 2013, to visit Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, before departing two days later for the Netherlands to attend the coronation of the new Dutch king. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Crown Princess Masako

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako (R), along with her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito (L), arrive at the Imperial Palace on April 26, 2013, to visit Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, before departing two days later for the Netherlands to attend the coronation of the new Dutch king. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess turns 49

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako (R) enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2012, to greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, as the princess turned 49. At left is her daughter Princess Aiko. (Pool photo)

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Japanese princess to study at Univ. of Edinburgh

NARITA, Japan - Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, prior to her departure for Britain to study at the University of Edinburgh. The 20-year-old princess, the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, will stay in Britain through late May 2013.

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Japanese princess to study at Univ. of Edinburgh

NARITA, Japan - Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, prior to her departure for Britain to study at the University of Edinburgh. The 20-year-old princess, the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, will stay in Britain through late May 2013.

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Crown Princess Masako turns 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Princess Masako waves as she arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011, to greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on her 48th birthday. The crown princess has been receiving treatment for a stress-induced illness for almost nine years. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko turns 10

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Aiko (C) and her parents, Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2011, to meet her grandparents -- Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko -- on the occasion of her 10th birthday the same day. (Pool photo)

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Princess Mako turns 20

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako, wearing formal attire as an adult member of the Japanese imperial family, emerges from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2011, her 20th birthday. The princess visited the palace to meet with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, her grandparents, on the occasion of her coming of age and attend ceremonies related to the event. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Princess Mako turns 20

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako, wearing formal attire as an adult member of the Japanese imperial family, emerges from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2011, her 20th birthday. The princess visited the palace to meet with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, her grandparents, on the occasion of her coming of age and attend ceremonies related to the event. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Crown Princess turns 46, vows to continue recovery efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako waves as she arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009, to meet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on the occasion of her 46th birthday. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L in center) and Empress Michiko (R in center) host an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009. Crown Prince Naruhito (L), Prince Akishino (2nd from L) and his wife Princess Kiko (behind her husband) and Princess Akiko (R), a daughter of Prince Tomohito and Princess Nobuko, also joined the gathering.

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) help people bring a boat ashore on the beach after a sea excursion near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor and the empress took Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito to the sea rowing the boat themselves. The boat had been used by the late Emperor Showa for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) row a boat in the sea near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor, the empress, Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito took the 20-minute sea excursion on the boat the late Emperor Showa had used for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) rows a boat in the sea near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor, Empress Michiko (2nd from L), Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito took the 20-minute sea excursion on the boat the late Emperor Showa had used for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Emperor takes young prince to sea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) rows a boat in the sea near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2009. The emperor, Empress Michiko (2nd from L), Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito took the 20-minute sea excursion on the boat the late Emperor Showa had used for his research on sea animals. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress embark on goodwill visit to Canada, Hawaii

TOKYO, Japan - Imperial family members -- (from L to R) Princess Kiko, her husband Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Masako and her husband Crown Prince Naruhito -- see off Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 3 for a 15-day visit to Canada and the U.S. state of Hawaii.