Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Mo Bamba and Ibby Fischer arrive at the Intuit Dome Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony And Red Carpet held at the Intuit Dome on August 15, 2024 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Mo Bamba and Ibby Fischer arrive at the Intuit Dome Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony And Red Carpet held at the Intuit Dome on August 15, 2024 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Mo Bamba and Ibby Fischer arrive at the Intuit Dome Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony And Red Carpet held at the Intuit Dome on August 15, 2024 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Empress returns home after Switzerland trip

Empress returns home after Switzerland trip

NARITA, Japan - Empress Michiko returns to Narita airport after attending a jubilee congress in Basel, Switzerland, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). It was the first time for the 67-year-old empress to travel overseas without her husband since she married into the imperial family in 1959, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo)

Japan's empress arrives in Zurich

Japan's empress arrives in Zurich

ZURICH, Switzerland - Japanese Empress Michiko smiles at people on arrival at Zurich airport Sept. 28 to attend a jubilee congress in Basel commemorating the 50th anniversary of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).

Empress leaves for Switzerland to attend book confab

Empress leaves for Switzerland to attend book confab

NARITA, Japan - Empress Michiko leaves Narita airport for Switzerland on Sept. 28 to attend a jubilee congress in Basel to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). It is the first time for the 67-year-old empress to travel overseas alone since she married into the imperial family in 1959. (Pool photo)

Japan's empress arrives in Zurich

Japan's empress arrives in Zurich

ZURICH, Switzerland - Japanese Empress Michiko smiles at people on arrival at Zurich airport Sept. 28 to attend a jubilee congress in Basel commemorating the 50th anniversary of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). (Kyodo)

Empress leaves for Switzerland to attend book confab

Empress leaves for Switzerland to attend book confab

NARITA, Japan - Empress Michiko leaves Narita airport for Switzerland on Sept. 28 to attend a jubilee congress in Basel to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). It is the first time for the 67-year-old empress to travel overseas alone since she married into the imperial family in 1959. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Empress returns home after Switzerland trip

Empress returns home after Switzerland trip

NARITA, Japan - Empress Michiko returns to Narita airport after attending a jubilee congress in Basel, Switzerland, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). It was the first time for the 67-year-old empress to travel overseas without her husband since she married into the imperial family in 1959, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)