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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Photo taken on June 22, 2026, shows the Palace of Laeken in Brussels where Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will host a banquet the following day for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Photo taken on June 22, 2026, shows the Palace of Laeken in Brussels where Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will host a banquet the following day for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Photo taken on June 22, 2026, shows the Palace of Laeken in Brussels where Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will host a banquet the following day for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) are greeted by Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde upon arriving at the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) are greeted by Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde upon arriving at the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) are greeted by Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde upon arriving at the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) are greeted by Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde upon arriving at the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde walk out of the Palace of Laeken in Brussels to await the arrival of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde walk out of the Palace of Laeken in Brussels to await the arrival of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde await the arrival of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde await the arrival of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

(From L) Belgian King Philippe, Japanese Empress Masako, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Belgian Queen Mathilde head to the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

(From L) Belgian King Philippe, Japanese Empress Masako, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Belgian Queen Mathilde head to the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

(From L) Belgian King Philippe, Japanese Empress Masako, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Belgian Queen Mathilde head to the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

(From L) Belgian King Philippe, Japanese Empress Masako, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Belgian Queen Mathilde head to the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

(From L) Belgian King Philippe, Japanese Empress Masako, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Belgian Queen Mathilde wave at the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (front row, 2nd from R) and Empress Masako (front row, 2nd from L) pose for a photo with Belgium's King Philippe (front row, far L) and Queen Mathilde (front row, far R) at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon in Houyet, southern Belgium, a residence and summer retreat of the Belgian royal family, on June 21, 2026. Standing behind them are (from R to L) Prince Gabriel, Princess Elisabeth, Princess Eleonore and Prince Emmanuel. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (front row, 2nd from R) and Empress Masako (front row, 2nd from L) pose for a photo with Belgium's King Philippe (front row, far L) and Queen Mathilde (front row, far R) at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon in Houyet, southern Belgium, a residence and summer retreat of the Belgian royal family, on June 21, 2026. Standing behind them are (from R to L) Prince Gabriel, Princess Elisabeth, Princess Eleonore and Prince Emmanuel. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) pose for a photo with Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde after arriving at the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japan emperor, empress in Brussels

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) pose for a photo with Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde after arriving at the Palace of Laeken in Brussels on June 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) chat with Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon in Houyet, southern Belgium, a residence and summer retreat of the Belgian royal family, on June 21, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) chat with Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon in Houyet, southern Belgium, a residence and summer retreat of the Belgian royal family, on June 21, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) chat with Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon in Houyet, southern Belgium, a residence and summer retreat of the Belgian royal family, on June 21, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) pose for a photo with Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon in Houyet, southern Belgium, a residence and summer retreat of the Belgian royal family, on June 21, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (front row, 2nd from R) and Empress Masako (front row, 2nd from L) pose for a photo with Belgium's King Philippe (front row, far L) and Queen Mathilde (front row, far R) at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon in Houyet, southern Belgium, a residence and summer retreat of the Belgian royal family, on June 21, 2026. Standing behind them are (from R to L) Prince Gabriel, Princess Elisabeth, Princess Eleonore and Prince Emmanuel. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan emperor, empress in Belgium

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (front row, 2nd from R) and Empress Masako (front row, 2nd from L) pose for a photo with Belgium's King Philippe (front row, far L) and Queen Mathilde (front row, far R) at the Royal Castle of Ciergnon in Houyet, southern Belgium, a residence and summer retreat of the Belgian royal family, on June 21, 2026. Standing behind them are (from R to L) Prince Gabriel, Princess Elisabeth, Princess Eleonore and Prince Emmanuel. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (3rd from R) bid farewell to Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima following a visit to a hospital for child cancer patients in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on June 19, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (3rd from R) bid farewell to Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima following a visit to a hospital for child cancer patients in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on June 19, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (3rd from) leave a hospital for child cancer patients in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on June 19, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (far R) bid farewell to Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima following a visit to a hospital for child cancer patients in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on June 19, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (3rd from) leave a hospital for child cancer patients in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on June 19, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's Empress Masako (front, R) and Dutch Queen Maxima (behind her) speak to children during a visit to a hospital for child cancer patients in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on June 19, 2026. Standing behind them are Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L) and Dutch King Willem-Alexander. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (far L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) pose for a photo with Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima during a visit to a hospital for child cancer patients in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on June 19, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's imperial couple visit children's cancer hospital in Utrecht

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (3rd from L) and Empress Masako (4th from L) pose for a photo with Dutch King Willem-Alexander (4th from R) and Queen Maxima (3rd from R) during a visit to a hospital for child cancer patients in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on June 19, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in Leiden

Japan's emperor in Leiden

Emperor Naruhito (front, R) of Japan visits the Japanese garden at the Hortus botanicus of Leiden University with King Willem-Alexander (front, 2nd from R) of the Netherlands in Leiden, the Netherlands, on June 18, 2026, during his state visit. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in Leiden

Japan's emperor in Leiden

Emperor Naruhito (front, R) of Japan visits the Japanese garden at the Hortus botanicus of Leiden University with King Willem-Alexander (front, 2nd from R) of the Netherlands in Leiden, the Netherlands, on June 18, 2026, during his state visit. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in Leiden

Japan's emperor in Leiden

Emperor Naruhito (C) of Japan and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visit the Sweat Room, where graduates sign their names, at Leiden University, in Leiden, the Netherlands, on June 18, 2026, during the emperor's state visit. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (C, R), Empress Masako (C, L), Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima pose for a photo after attending a welcome ceremony for the Japanese imperial couple at Dam Square in front of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in Leiden

Japan's emperor in Leiden

Emperor Naruhito (L) of Japan and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visit Leiden University, the king's alma mater, in Leiden, the Netherlands, on June 18, 2026, during the emperor's state visit. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in Leiden

Japan's emperor in Leiden

Emperor Naruhito (front, R) of Japan visits the Japanese garden at the Hortus botanicus of Leiden University with King Willem-Alexander (back, C) of the Netherlands in Leiden, the Netherlands, on June 18, 2026, during his state visit. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Emperor Naruhito (C) of Japan delivers a speech alongside King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands during a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in Amsterdam

Japan's emperor in Amsterdam

Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) of Japan and King Willem-Alexander (3rd from L) of the Netherlands visit Deltares, a hydraulic engineering research institute, in Delft, the Netherlands, on June 17, 2026, during the emperor's state visit to the country. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in Amsterdam

Japan's emperor in Amsterdam

Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) of Japan and King Willem-Alexander (far L) of the Netherlands visit Deltares, a hydraulic engineering research institute, in Delft, the Netherlands, on June 17, 2026, during the emperor's state visit to the country. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Emperor Naruhito (foreground, R) of Japan receives a guard of honor alongside King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands during a welcome ceremony for the emperor at Dam Square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor in The Hague

Japan's emperor in The Hague

(From L) Emperor Naruhito of Japan, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands pose for a photo in front of Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 18, 2026, during the emperor's state visit.

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Japan's emperor in The Hague

Japan's emperor in The Hague

(From L) Emperor Naruhito of Japan, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands pose for a photo in front of Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 18, 2026, during the emperor's state visit.

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Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Emperor Naruhito (foreground, 2nd from L) of Japan receives a guard of honor alongside King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands during a welcome ceremony for the emperor at Dam Square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Emperor Naruhito (R) of Japan receives a guard of honor alongside King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands during a welcome ceremony for the emperor at Dam Square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 17, 2026.

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Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Emperor Naruhito (front, L) of Japan and King Willem-Alexander (front, R) of the Netherlands visit Deltares, a technological institute specializing in hydraulic engineering research and water management, in Delft, the Netherlands, on June 17, 2026, during the emperor's state visit to the country. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Japan's emperor, empress in Amsterdam

Emperor Naruhito (front, L) of Japan and King Willem-Alexander (front, C) of the Netherlands visit Deltares, a technological institute specializing in hydraulic engineering research and water management, in Delft, the Netherlands, on June 17, 2026, during the emperor's state visit to the country. (Pool photo)

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