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Philippines: 5 Alarm Fire Erupts at Industrial Establishment in Valenzuela 2

A fire broke out at an industrial establishment on T. Santiago Street in Valenzuela City at 5:25 p.m. on Friday, April 18. The blaze rapidly escalated, reaching the fifth alarm by 7:21 p.m. Firefighters are currently on site working to extinguish the fire.

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Japan's Prince Hitachi at art exhibit

Japan's Prince Hitachi at art exhibit

Japan's Prince Hitachi (C) visits an art and photo exhibition hosted by the Japanese Society for Disabled Children in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Prince Hitachi at art exhibit

Japan's Prince Hitachi at art exhibit

Japan's Prince Hitachi visits an art and photo exhibition hosted by the Japanese Society for Disabled Children in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hitachi

Japan Prince Hitachi

Japanese Prince Hitachi attends a ceremony recognizing people and organizations for their contributions to the silk thread industry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2023.

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Japan Prince Hitachi

Japan Prince Hitachi

Japanese Prince Hitachi attends a ceremony recognizing people and organizations for their contributions to the silk thread industry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2023.

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Japanese Prince Hitachi at award ceremony

Japanese Prince Hitachi at award ceremony

Japanese Prince Hitachi attends an award ceremony held by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation in Tokyo on June 12, 2023.

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Japanese Prince Hitachi at award ceremony

Japanese Prince Hitachi at award ceremony

Japanese Prince Hitachi (in wheelchair) attends an award ceremony held by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation in Tokyo on June 12, 2023.

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Japanese Prince Hitachi at award ceremony

Japanese Prince Hitachi at award ceremony

Japanese Prince Hitachi attends an award ceremony held by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation in Tokyo on June 12, 2023.

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Prince Hitachi

Prince Hitachi

File photo taken on May 29, 2017, shows Prince Hitachi, the uncle of Japanese Emperor Naruhito. The prince was hospitalized on March 1, 2023, for fever, the Imperial Household Agency said.

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Prince Hitachi gives toast to U.S. architecture prize winner

Prince Hitachi gives toast to U.S. architecture prize winner

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hitachi (R), younger brother of Emperor Akihito, gives a toast to U.S. architect Steven Holl, a laureate for architecture in this year's Praemium Imperiale global arts award, during a feast in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014, held after an award ceremony for the prize given by the Japan Art Association. (Pool photo)

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S. African playwright gets Japan's 2014 global arts award

S. African playwright gets Japan's 2014 global arts award

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hitachi (L), younger brother of Emperor Akihito, confers a medal on South African playwright Athol Fugard for the theater/film category of this year's Praemium Imperiale global arts prize awarded by the Japan Art Association in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Praemium Imperiale

Praemium Imperiale

TOKYO, Japan - American film director Francis Ford Coppola (R) is pictured after receiving a Praemium Imperiale medal from Prince Hitachi (C), younger brother of Emperor Akihito, in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2013. Coppola and four others received the global arts prize awarded annually by the Japan Art Association in honor of Prince Takamatsu, an uncle of the emperor. Princess Hanako, wife of Prince Hitachi, is seated to the left.

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Empress at Red Cross meeting

Empress at Red Cross meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko (L), who serves as honorary president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, awards a letter of appreciation to a contributor at a national meeting of the society in Tokyo on May 12, 2010. The event was also attended by (L to R) Princess Kiko, wife of Prince Akishino, Princess Hanako, wife of Prince Hitachi, and Princess Hisako, wife of Prince Takamado, who all serve as honorary vice presidents.

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Prince Hitachi praises history of Japanese immigrants in Bolivia

Prince Hitachi praises history of Japanese immigrants in Bolivia

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia - Prince Hitachi, younger brother of Japanese Emperor Akihito, addresses a ceremony in Santa Cruz on June 18 to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the first Japanese migration to Bolivia.

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Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

TOKYO, Japan - Residents attend a government memorial service in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 10 in memory of the people who died in massive air raids the United States unleashed on the Japanese capital on March 10, 1945 during World War II. About 100,000 people died in the bombings. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attended the memorial service, along with Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of Emperor Akihito, and his wife Princess Hanako.

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Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo metropolitan government marks the 63rd anniversary of massive U.S. air raids in Tokyo during World War II on March 10 with a memorial service in memory of the 100,000 people who died in the bombings. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attended the service, along with Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of Emperor Akihito, and his wife Princess Hanako.

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Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo metropolitan government marks the 63rd anniversary of massive U.S. air raids in Tokyo during World War II on March 10 with a memorial service in memory of the 100,000 people who died in the bombings. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attended the service, along with Prince Hitachi (L), the younger brother of Emperor Akihito, and his wife Princess Hanako (next to Prince Hitachi).

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Crown prince, princess visit blood donation center

Crown prince, princess visit blood donation center

HITACHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako speak to people at a blood donation center in Hitachi during a tour of Ibaraki Prefecture on July 9.

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Japan's Prince Hitachi

Japan's Prince Hitachi

Japan's Prince Hitachi arrives at the venue for an award ceremony for those working with disabled children in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2022.

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Japan's Prince Hitachi

Japan's Prince Hitachi

Japan's Prince Hitachi attends an award ceremony for those working with disabled children at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 9, 2022.

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(3)Emperor Hirohito

(3)Emperor Hirohito

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Hirohito and his family at the Imperial Palace before World War II. Front row, from left to right: Kazuko Takatsukasa, Emperor Hirohito (posthumously named Emperor Showa), then Crown Prince and now Emperor Akihito and Prince Hitachi. Back row, from left to right: Empress Dowager Nagako (posthumously named Empress Kojun), Takako Shimazu, Kuniko Higashikuni, and Atsuko Ikeda.The photo was taken at the Imperial Palace in October, 1939.(Kyodo)

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CITIZENS PAY RESPECT TO THE ROYAL FAMILY

CITIZENS PAY RESPECT TO THE ROYAL FAMILY==Date:Jan, 1965, Place:the Imperial Palace in Tokyo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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THE WEDDING OF PRINCE YOSHI

THE WEDDING OF PRINCE YOSHI==Date:Oct, 1964, Place:Imperial Palace,Tokyo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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CROWDS CHEER EMPEROR

CROWDS CHEER EMPEROR==Date:Jan, 1963, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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PRINCE YOSHI ON 27TH BIRTHDAY

PRINCE YOSHI ON 27TH BIRTHDAY==Date:Nov, 1962, Place:JAPAN,(Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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History in 1964

Yellow blood the Niigata earthquake the stamp boom the marriage of Prince Yoshimiya the Olympic Games and the recessionary wind that blew around. <Caption> Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda blood sales Niigata earthquake tilted houses and buildings stamp boom young people dancing at a disco wedding of Prince Yoshi Hanako Tsugaru Olympics Tokaido Shinkansen opens torch opening ceremony at a Greek temple weightlifting Miyake Wrestling: Rapid Progress 100-meter run Marathon: Abebe Men's gymnastics Judo Recession Bankruptcy of small and medium-sized companies Prime Minister Eisaku Sato *Filming date unknown Release date: 1964

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Princess Hanako undergoes hip replacement surgery

Princess Hanako undergoes hip replacement surgery

Undated photo shows Japanese Princess Hanako. The 75-year-old sister-in-law of Emperor Akihito and wife of Prince Hitachi underwent a hip replacement surgery at a Tokyo hospital on July 16, 2016, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Emperor Akihito turns 82

Japanese Emperor Akihito turns 82

(From front R) Japanese Empress Michiko, Emperor Akihito, Crown Prince Naruhito, Prince Akishino and Prince Hitachi (in wheelchair) raise their glasses during a tea party with foreign ambassadors to Japan at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2015, to celebrate the emperor's 82nd birthday. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Kako arrives at Imperial Palace to attend meeting

Princess Kako arrives at Imperial Palace to attend meeting

Princess Kako, second daughter of Prince Akishino, arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2015, to attend a meeting of 17 adult imperial family members. The meeting chose two of them -- Prince Akishino, second in line to the imperial throne, and Princess Hanako, wife of Prince Hitachi, younger brother of Emperor Akihito -- as members of the Imperial Household Council tasked with discussing matters privy to the Imperial House of Japan. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prince Hitachi praises history of Japanese immigrants in Bolivia

Prince Hitachi praises history of Japanese immigrants in Bolivia

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia - Prince Hitachi, younger brother of Japanese Emperor Akihito, addresses a ceremony in Santa Cruz on June 18 to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the first Japanese migration to Bolivia. (Kyodo)

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Prince Hitachi praises history of Japanese immigrants in Bolivia

Prince Hitachi praises history of Japanese immigrants in Bolivia

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia - Prince Hitachi (C), the younger brother of Japanese Emperor Akihito, reads a speech during a ceremony in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, June 18 commemorating the 110th anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to the country. His wife, Princess Hanako (R), listens. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo metropolitan government marks the 63rd anniversary of massive U.S. air raids in Tokyo during World War II on March 10 with a memorial service in memory of the 100,000 people who died in the bombings. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attended the service, along with Prince Hitachi (L), the younger brother of Emperor Akihito, and his wife Princess Hanako (next to Prince Hitachi). (Kyodo)

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Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

Tokyo marks 63rd anniversary of 1945 U.S. air raids

TOKYO, Japan - Residents attend a government memorial service in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 10 in memory of the people who died in massive air raids the United States unleashed on the Japanese capital on March 10, 1945 during World War II. About 100,000 people died in the bombings. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attended the memorial service, along with Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of Emperor Akihito, and his wife Princess Hanako. (Kyodo)

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Prince Hitachi turns 70

Prince Hitachi turns 70

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hitachi, younger brother of Emperor Akihito, and Princess Hitachi pose with their pets in the garden of their palace in Tokyo on Nov. 14. The photo was taken and provided by the Imperial Household Agency on the occasion of Prince Hitachi's 70th birthday on Nov. 28. (Kyodo)

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Empress at Red Cross meeting

Empress at Red Cross meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko (L), who serves as honorary president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, awards a letter of appreciation to a contributor at a national meeting of the society in Tokyo on May 12, 2010. The event was also attended by (L to R) Princess Kiko, wife of Prince Akishino, Princess Hanako, wife of Prince Hitachi, and Princess Hisako, wife of Prince Takamado, who all serve as honorary vice presidents. (Kyodo)

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S. African playwright gets Japan's 2014 global arts award

S. African playwright gets Japan's 2014 global arts award

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hitachi (L), younger brother of Emperor Akihito, confers a medal on South African playwright Athol Fugard for the theater/film category of this year's Praemium Imperiale global arts prize awarded by the Japan Art Association in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japanese emperor's enthronement ceremony

Japanese emperor's enthronement ceremony

Japanese Prince Hitachi, the uncle of Emperor Naruhito, is pictured at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after the emperor's enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial family gathering in 1960s

Imperial family gathering in 1960s

Undated photo shows Prince Hiro (2nd from L), now Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, with (from L) Crown Princess Michiko (the current empress), Prince Aya, Emperor Hirohito, Prince Hitachi's wife Princess Hanako, Empress Nagako, Prince Hitachi and Crown Prince Akihito (the current emperor) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Crown Prince Naruhito is set to become emperor on May 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial family gathering in 1960s

Imperial family gathering in 1960s

Photo taken in 1964 shows a young Prince Hiro (far R), now Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, with (from L) Crown Princess Michiko (the current empress), Prince Hitachi, Emperor Hirohito, Prince Hitachi's wife Princess Hanako, Empress Nagako and Crown Prince Akihito (the current emperor). Crown Prince Naruhito is set to become emperor on May 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Hanako

Japanese Princess Hanako

Japanese Princess Hanako, sister-in-law of Emperor Akihito and wife of Prince Hitachi, visits a charity bazaar at a Tokyo hotel on April 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019

Japanese emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019

(From R) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prince Hitachi, and Princess Hanako attend an Imperial House Council meeting at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2017. The council fixed the date of Emperor Akihito's abdication as April 30, 2019, with his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito to accede to the throne the following day. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess visit blood donation center

Crown prince, princess visit blood donation center

HITACHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako speak to people at a blood donation center in Hitachi during a tour of Ibaraki Prefecture on July 9. (Kyodo)

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