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Emperor greets Micronesian President Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (far R) meets with Micronesian President Emanuel Mori (far L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2014. Mori welcomed a planned visit by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to Palau, located west of Micronesia, in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, to console the souls of the war dead. (Pool photo)

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Empress Michiko visits Pre-Raphaelites exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko (R) looks at "Ophelia," a painting by British artist John Everett Millais, during a visit to a Pre-Raphaelites exhibition at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo on March 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Empress visits 'love exhibit'

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (2nd from L) visits an exhibit of artworks themed on love at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C in front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) talk to invitees, including actress Mitsuko Mori (3rd from R) and Oscar-winning film director Yojiro Takita, during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009.

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Woman rescued in Aichi Pref. hostage standoff

NAGOYA, Japan - A policeman lifts onto his back Michiko Mori (C), a woman rescued from nearly 23 hours of hostage, in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on May 18. She had been taken captive by her former husband at his house following a shooting spree by the man, a former gangster of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest crime syndicate.

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S. African President Mbeki meets emperor, empress

TOKYO, Japan - South African President Thabo Mbeki (2nd from R) and his wife Zanele (L) meet Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) on Oct. 1 at the Akasaka State Guesthouse in Tokyo. Mbeki, who arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day, is on a three-day trip to Japan that follows a visit to South Africa in January by then Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.

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Emperor, empress greeted by government officials, envoys+

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko receive New Year's greetings from foreign ambassadors at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday. About 500 government officials including Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, House of Representatives Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki and Supreme Court Chief Justice Shigeru Yamaguchi also greet the imperial couple and other imperial family members. (Pool photo)

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Mori pray for the souls of war dead

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R), watched by Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko, prays for the souls of those killed in World War II, in an address at a government-sponsored ceremony marking the 55th anniversary of Japan's surrender Aug. 15. Mori also expressed ''deep remorse'' for Japan's wartime acts in Asia and condolences to the war's victims in neighboring countries.

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Emperor says he will mourn all war dead in Palau

Pool photo taken April 8, 2015, shows Japanese Emperor Akihito (4th from R) and Empress Michiko (3rd from R) posing for a photo with Palauan President Tommy Remengesau (4th from L), Micronesian President Emanuel Mori (2nd from L), Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak (2nd from R) and their wives. They attended a banquet on Palau's Koror Island for the Japanese imperial couple. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman rescued in Aichi Pref. hostage standoff

NAGOYA, Japan - A policeman lifts onto his back Michiko Mori (C), a woman rescued from nearly 23 hours of hostage, in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on May 18. She had been taken captive by her former husband at his house following a shooting spree by the man, a former gangster of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest crime syndicate. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C in front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) talk to invitees, including actress Mitsuko Mori (3rd from R) and Oscar-winning film director Yojiro Takita, during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Emperor greets Micronesian President Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (far R) meets with Micronesian President Emanuel Mori (far L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2014. Mori welcomed a planned visit by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to Palau, located west of Micronesia, in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, to console the souls of the war dead. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan's imperial couple attend movie watching event

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L in front row) talks with film director Kojiro Hashimoto while Empress Michiko (2nd from R in front row) speaks to actor Kento Yamazaki during a preview screening of "Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori" (A Forest of Wool and Steel) at a movie theater in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's imperial couple attend a movie

Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko attend a premiere of the movie "Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori" (A forest of sheep and steel) in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's imperial couple attend a movie

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (L) greet pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (R) before a premiere of the movie "Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori" (A forest of sheep and steel) in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. Tsujii played the ending theme in the movie. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. African President Mbeki meets emperor, empress

TOKYO, Japan - South African President Thabo Mbeki (2nd from R) and his wife Zanele (L) meet Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) on Oct. 1 at the Akasaka State Guesthouse in Tokyo. Mbeki, who arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day, is on a three-day trip to Japan that follows a visit to South Africa in January by then Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.

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Emperor, empress greeted by government officials, envoys+

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko receive New Year's greetings from foreign ambassadors at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday. About 500 government officials including Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, House of Representatives Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki and Supreme Court Chief Justice Shigeru Yamaguchi also greet the imperial couple and other imperial family members.

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Mori pray for the souls of war dead

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R), watched by Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko, prays for the souls of those killed in World War II, in an address at a government-sponsored ceremony marking the 55th anniversary of Japan's surrender Aug. 15. Mori also expressed ''deep remorse'' for Japan's wartime acts in Asia and condolences to the war's victims in neighboring countries.