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Imperial police officers' New Year parade

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their daughter Princess Aiko watch a New Year parade by Imperial Guard Headquarters officers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Imperial police officers' New Year parade

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at the venue of a New Year parade by Imperial Guard Headquarters officers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Trump in Japan

Police officers stand on guard in a square in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025, before U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the palace to meet with Japan's Emperor Naruhito.

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Brazilian president in Japan

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva receives a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony hosted by Japanese Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 25, 2025. The president is visiting Japan as a state guest. (Pool photo)

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Stone sculptures guard imperial mausoleums of Northern Song Dynasty

STORY: Stone sculptures guard imperial mausoleums of Northern Song Dynasty SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the imperial mausoleums STORYLINE: The imperial tombs of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) are located in Gongyi City, central China's Henan Province. Of the 9 emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty, 7 were buried here. Majestic stone sculptures were built to guard the mausoleums, but only 700+ pieces of them remain today. These stone sculptures provide precious clues for the study of Song Dynasty sculpture art. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhengzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Japan emperor, empress

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watch a judo match at a martial arts event of the Imperial Guard on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako visit the Saineikan training hall of the Imperial Guard Headquarters on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2023, to watch a martial arts event. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watch a judo match at a martial arts event of the Imperial Guard on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watch a Japanese archery competition at a martial arts event of the Imperial Guard on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Imperial family at Imperial Guard concert

(From R) Japanese Crown Princess Kiko, Crown Prince Fumihito, Empress Masako, Emperor Naruhito, former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko attend a concert by the Imperial Guard Music Band marking its 70th anniversary at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 20, 2023.

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Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito at Imperial Guard concert

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (front L), Crown Princess Kiko (front R) and their daughter Princess Kako (back C) attend a concert by the Imperial Guard Music Band marking its 70th anniversary at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 20, 2023.

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Emperor, empress at Imperial Guard concert

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at a music hall at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 20, 2023, to attend a concert by the Imperial Guard Music Band marking its 70th anniversary.

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Emperor, empress at Imperial Guard concert

(From R) Japanese Empress Masako, Emperor Naruhito, former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko attend a concert by the Imperial Guard Music Band marking its 70th anniversary at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 20, 2023.

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Japanese emperor, empress

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (back, L) and Empress Masako watch imperial police officers parade during a New Year ceremony of the Imperial Guard Headquarters in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2023.

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Japanese emperor, empress

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit the venue of a New Year ceremony of the Imperial Guard Headquarters in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2023.

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Japanese emperor, empress

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (back, L) and Empress Masako watch imperial police officers parade during a New Year ceremony of the Imperial Guard Headquarters in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2023.

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Emperor, empress attend music concert

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a concert hosted by senior officials of the Imperial Household Agency and Imperial Guard at their palace in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014, to celebrate their 80th birthdays. (Pool photo)

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Dutch royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Dutch King Willem-Alexander (C) reviews an honor guard at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2014. The king, along with his wife Queen Maxima, arrived in Japan as state guests the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress see outdoor concert marking 80th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko clap during an outdoor concert by the Imperial Guard Music Band in the Imperial Palace on Oct. 21, 2014, together with ordinary visitors held to celebrate their 80th birthdays last December and this October, respectively. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress acknowledge cheers at outdoor concert

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko acknowledge cheers from visitors at an outdoor concert by the Imperial Guard Music Band in the Imperial Palace on Oct. 21, 2014, held to celebrate their 80th birthdays last December and this October, respectively. (Pool photo)

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Imperial music band plays for emperor, empress

TOKYO, Japan - The Imperial Guard Music Band plays nostalgic music before Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and ordinary visitors during a concert held in the Imperial Palace on Oct. 21, 2014, to celebrate their 80th birthdays last December and this October, respectively. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) inspects an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Vietnamese president in Japan

MITO, Japan - Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang reviews an honor guard of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 17, 2014. (Pool photo)

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French president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - French President Francois Hollande (R) inspects an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Malaysia royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah is welcomed in a Ground Self-Defense Force honor guard ceremony at the Imperial Palce in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. The Malaysian king and Queen Haminah Hamidun were in Japan as state guests. (Pool photo)

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Firebombs tossed at Japan Embassy in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A police officer stands guard near a charred outer wall of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2012, after firebombs were tossed at the facility by a Chinese man who said his grandmother was a wartime sex slave for the Imperial Japanese military. The 37-year-old man was subdued by police on the spot, and there was no immediate report of any injuries.

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Imperial policemen

TOKYO, Japan - Imperial Guard Headquarters chief Yoshihiro Kondo, riding a white horse, salutes to some 270 policemen guarding the Imperial Palace in a New Year ceremony intended to boost their morale on Jan. 21, 2011. In the ceremony, Kondo said the imperial police officers ''need to be an organization that can respond quickly to changing circumstances.''

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Chinese President Hu in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao receives a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 7.

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Korean protester climbs onto guard house roof at Japan Embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean man on Wednesday climbed onto the roof of a guard post at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 21 to protest Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's remarks disputing the Imperial Japanese Army forced foreign women into sexual slavery during World War II. The man scaled the guard post at around 11:50 a.m. wearing around his body a cloth with Abe's picture. He then trampled on the Japanese flag.

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Emperor, express in Lisbon

Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) and Empress Michiko(2nd from R) receive a formal salute from a guard of honor in Lisbon on May 24. Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio is at center and his wife second from left. The imperial couple arrived in Lisbon on May 23 to begin a European tour which will also take them to Britain and Denmark.

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Imperial Guard

Imperial Guard, Imperial Guards, the Emperor of Japan==Date:unknown, Place:Hiroshima, Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Imperial Guard

Imperial Guard, Imperial Guards, the Emperor of Japan==Date:unknown, Place:Hiroshima, Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Imperial Guard

Imperial Guard, Imperial Guards, the Emperor of Japan==Date:unknown, Place:Hiroshima, Japan, Photo:Kikujiro Fukushima

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Chinese President Hu in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao receives a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 7. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Vice-Admiral Togo and Signal men

Japanese Vice-Admiral Togo and Signal men. Heihachiro, Marquis Togo (1838 - 1934) - Japanese naval commander whose defeat of the Russian fleet at Tsushima (in May 1905 - interestingly, four months prior to this card being sent!) - described as the greatest naval victory since Trafalgar. Date: 1905

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Ex-member of WWII Imperial Guard stands by monument

Koichi Arai who was a member of the Imperial Guard during World War II stands by a monument in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China holds Nanjing Massacre ceremony, Xi absent unlike last year

An honor guard walks holding a wreath of flowers during a memorial ceremony in Nanjing on Dec. 13, 2015, for victims of the 1937 massacre committed by the Imperial Japanese Army in the eastern Chinese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Korean protester climbs onto guard house roof at Japan Embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean man on Wednesday climbed onto the roof of a guard post at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 21 to protest Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's remarks disputing the Imperial Japanese Army forced foreign women into sexual slavery during World War II. The man scaled the guard post at around 11:50 a.m. wearing around his body a cloth with Abe's picture. He then trampled on the Japanese flag. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress attend music concert

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a concert hosted by senior officials of the Imperial Household Agency and Imperial Guard at their palace in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014, to celebrate their 80th birthdays. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Imperial music band plays for emperor, empress

TOKYO, Japan - The Imperial Guard Music Band plays nostalgic music before Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and ordinary visitors during a concert held in the Imperial Palace on Oct. 21, 2014, to celebrate their 80th birthdays last December and this October, respectively. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Firebombs tossed at Japan Embassy in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A police officer stands guard near a charred outer wall of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2012, after firebombs were tossed at the facility by a Chinese man who said his grandmother was a wartime sex slave for the Imperial Japanese military. The 37-year-old man was subdued by police on the spot, and there was no immediate report of any injuries. (Kyodo)

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Imperial policemen

TOKYO, Japan - Imperial Guard Headquarters chief Yoshihiro Kondo, riding a white horse, salutes to some 270 policemen guarding the Imperial Palace in a New Year ceremony intended to boost their morale on Jan. 21, 2011. In the ceremony, Kondo said the imperial police officers ''need to be an organization that can respond quickly to changing circumstances.'' (Kyodo)

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Japan Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch a martial arts event at the Imperial Guard headquarters in Tokyo on March 15, 2019, held in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the emperor's enthronement. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch a martial arts event at the Imperial Guard headquarters in Tokyo on March 15, 2019, held in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the emperor's enthronement. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch a martial arts event at the Imperial Guard headquarters in Tokyo on March 15, 2019, held in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the emperor's enthronement. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security tightened ahead of Japan emperor's enthronement parade

Police officers keep guard near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2019, two days before a parade to celebrate Japanese Emperor Naruhito's enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor Naruhito's enthronement parade

Photo shows an honor guard in front of the Akasaka Imperial Residence prior to Emperor Naruhito's enthronement parade in central Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump in Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump receives a guard of honor at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 27, 2019. Trump became the emperor's first state guest since he ascended the throne on May 1. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump in Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump receives a guard of honor at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 27, 2019. Trump became the emperor's first state guest since he ascended the throne on May 1. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump in Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump receives a guard of honor at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 27, 2019. First lady Melania, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are seen on the right. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo