Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) visit quake- and tsunami-hit Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) visit quake- and tsunami-hit Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) bow near the residence of victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami in Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, during their trip to the disaster-stricken city on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C front) and Empress Michiko (R front) bow in quake- and tsunami-hit Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, during their trip to the disaster-stricken city on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) visit quake- and tsunami-hit Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)

Campaigning for Japanese general election

Campaigning for Japanese general election

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, makes a stump speech in Kitaibaraki in Ibaraki Prefecture on Oct. 30, 2021, a day before a general election.

10th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

10th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Students unleash balloons attaching flower seeds during a graduation ceremony of a junior high school in Kitaibaraki in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2021, the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) visit quake- and tsunami-hit Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) visit quake- and tsunami-hit Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) bow near the residence of victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami in Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, during their trip to the disaster-stricken city on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) visit quake- and tsunami-hit Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

Emperor visits quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

KITAIBARAKI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C front) and Empress Michiko (R front) bow in quake- and tsunami-hit Otsu fishing port in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, during their trip to the disaster-stricken city on April 22, 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)