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CORRECTED: National Confectionary Expo begins in northern Japan

Japanese Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, makes a speech on May 30, 2025, during the opening ceremony for the National Confectionary Exposition in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The event, normally held every four years, was not held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. It runs through June 15.

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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 crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko (3rd from R) visit the Prince Mikasa Memorial Garden, a Japanese-style garden commemorating the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, about 100 kilometers southeast of the Turkish capital of Ankara on Dec. 7, 2024.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C, R in front row) and Crown Princess Kiko (C, L in front row) visit the Prince Mikasa Memorial Garden, a Japanese-style garden commemorating the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, about 100 kilometers southeast of the Turkish capital of Ankara on Dec. 7, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from L) and Crown Princess Kiko (3rd from L) visit the Prince Mikasa Memorial Garden, a Japanese-style garden commemorating the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, about 100 kilometers southeast of the Turkish capital of Ankara on Dec. 7, 2024.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (front, R) and Crown Princess Kiko (front, L) visit the Prince Mikasa Memorial Garden, a Japanese-style garden commemorating the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, about 100 kilometers southeast of the Turkish capital of Ankara on Dec. 7, 2024. (Pool photo)

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(1)Funeral for Princess Takamatsu held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Princess Sayako, Princess Kiko, Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, the chief mourner, attend a funeral for Princess Takamatsu, an aunt of Emperor Akihito who died at age 92, which was held at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 26.

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Emperor, empress pay respects to late Prince Katsura

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) visit Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2014, to pay their respects at the grave of Prince Katsura. Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, greeted the emperor and empress. (Pool photo)

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Princess Akiko at Prince Katsura's funeral

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, attends the main funeral service for Prince Katsura, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on June 17, 2014.

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Princess collapses

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Princess Akiko is carried by security guards after collapsing at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 6, 2013. The elder daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa fell after she and other imperial family members met Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko who returned from their official visit to India.

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Princess Akiko leaves for France

NARITA, Japan - Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2012, before her departure for France. The princess will visit Paris until Oct. 22 as part of an international exchange program involving the Jisho Temple in Kyoto City, where the princess serves as an art researcher.

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Emperor, empress offer prayers at Prince Tomohito's tomb

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko visit a cemetery in Tokyo on June 19, 2012, where Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of the emperor, is buried to offer prayers at his tomb. (Pool photo)

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Prince Tomohito's funeral

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Mikasa, an uncle of Emperor Akihito, and his wife Princess Yuriko (both in wheelchairs) attend the main funeral of their eldest son Prince Tomohito of Mikasa at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on June 14, 2012. Prince Tomohito of Mikasa died on June 6, 2012, at the age of 66 after battling throat and tongue cancer since 1991.

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Prince Tomohito's funeral

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Mikasa, an uncle of Emperor Akihito, and his wife Princess Yuriko (both in wheelchairs) attend the main funeral of their eldest son Prince Tomohito of Mikasa at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on June 14, 2012. Prince Tomohito of Mikasa died on June 6, 2012, at the age of 66 after battling throat and tongue cancer since 1991.

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Prince Tomohito's funeral

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Akiko (R), the elder daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, receives from a Shinto priest a tree branch for worshipping during the main funeral for the late prince, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward for on June 14, 2012. Prince Tomohito of Mikasa died on June 6, 2012, at the age of 66 after battling throat and tongue cancer since 1991.

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Prince Tomohito's funeral

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle carrying the body of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, arrives at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward for the main funeral on June 14, 2012. The prince died on June 6, 2012, at the age of 66 after battling throat and tongue cancer since 1991.

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Prince Tomohito's funeral

TOKYO, Japan - (from front R) Princess Akiko, Princess Yoko, Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attend the main funeral of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward for on June 14, 2012. Princess Akiko is the elder daughter of the late prince and Princess Yoko is the younger daughter. Prince Tomohito of Mikasa died on June 6, 2012, at the age of 66 after battling throat and tongue cancer since 1991.

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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa dies

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Akiko, a daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, bows to reporters when leaving Kyoundo Hospital in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 6, 2012. The prince, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, died at the hospital earlier the same day at age 66. To the right is her sister Princess Yoko.

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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa dies

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive at the imperial Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on June 6, 2012, to pay their respects to Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of the emperor, who died earlier the same day at age 66.

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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows (from L to R front) Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince Charles' since-deceased wife Princess Diana and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa's wife Princess Nobuko watching sumo at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo in May 1986. Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, died at the age of 66 on June 6, 2012.

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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2008 shows Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito. The prince died at the age of 66 on June 6, 2012.

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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2008 shows Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito. The prince died at the age of 66 on June 6, 2012.

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Princess back home

NARITA, Japan - Princess Akiko (R) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 6, 2012. She returned to Japan from Poland after cutting short her trip to Europe due to the worsening health of her father Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito.

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Japanese Princess Akiko

KYOTO, Japan - Princess Akiko, a member of the Japanese Imperial Household, is interviewed by Kyodo News at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011, ahead of her 30th birthday on Dec. 20. The princess, a researcher on Japanese art, has been working as a postdoctoral fellow at the university's Kinugasa Research Organization since October 2009. Her father is Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito.

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Japanese Princess Akiko

KYOTO, Japan - Princess Akiko, a member of the Japanese Imperial Household, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011, ahead of her 30th birthday on Dec. 20. The princess, a researcher on Japanese art, has been working as a postdoctoral fellow at the university's Kinugasa Research Organization since October 2009. Her father is Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito.

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Prince Tomohito undergoes surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoundo Hospital director Satoshi Ebihara briefs reporters on the operation for throat cancer on Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010. He said the 64-year-old prince had two cancerous lesions removed during surgery performed the same day by Ebihara at the hospital in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

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Prince at service for quake victims

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, cousin of Emperor Akihito, attends a service in Tokyo to commemorate victims of earthquakes and wars on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Prince at service for quake victims

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, cousin of Emperor Akihito, attends a service in Tokyo to commemorate victims of earthquakes and wars on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Turkish university awards Japanese prince honorary doctorate

KIRSEHIR, Turkey - Japanese Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (R), a cousin of Emperor Akihito, receives an honorary doctorate from Ankara University rector Cemal Talug (L) as the prince attended a ceremony to mark the inauguration of an archaeological institute in Kaman, central Turkey, on July 8, 2010.

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Prince Tomohito in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese Prince Tomohito shakes hands with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in a ceremony to celebrate the 120-year friendship between the two countries in Istanbul on May 3, 2010. The prince, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, was in Turkey for the anniversary events.

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L in center) and Empress Michiko (R in center) host an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009. Crown Prince Naruhito (L), Prince Akishino (2nd from L) and his wife Princess Kiko (behind her husband) and Princess Akiko (R), a daughter of Prince Tomohito and Princess Nobuko, also joined the gathering.

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Prince Tomohito speaks about alcoholism with touch of humor

SENDAI, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, speaks about his struggle with alcoholism at a lecture meeting on welfare services in Sendai on July 7. ''I am Prince Tomohito, dependent on alcohol,'' the 61-year-old prince began his speech, drawing laughter from the audience.

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Prince Tomohito speaks about alcoholism with touch of humor

SENDAI, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, speaks humorously about his struggle with alcoholism at a lecture meeting on welfare services in Sendai on July 7.

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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa to receive treatment for alcoholism

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (file photo), a cousin of Emperor Akihito, needs to receive treatment for alcohol dependency for more than a month at the Imperial Household Hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said June 22. Prince Tomohito is suffering severe insomnia and difficulty in swallowing food, the agency said. Prince Tomohito has gone through seven operations to remove tumors from his throat and esophagus since 1991.

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Prince Tomohito recurs cancer, to undergo surgery on Mon.

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (in file photo), a cousin of Emperor Akihito, developed cancer in the throat and will undergo a surgery on Feb. 29 at the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, the Imperial Household Agency said on Feb. 14. The 60-year-old prince was diagnosed as early cancer after signs of cancer in the oropharynx were found during a regular checkup held Feb. 7 at the center, the agency said.

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Princess Akiko returns home after British study tour

NARITA, Japan - Princess Akiko (L), daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, returns to Japan on Aug. 17 after studying eight months at Merton College at Oxford University in Britain.

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Norway's queen visits art museum

MAEBASHI, Japan - Norwegian Queen Sonja (L) arrives at the Hara Museum ARC in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, on March 27 with Princess Nobuko (R), wife of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, to attend an opening ceremony for an exhibition by Jan Groth, one of Norway's leading artists. King Harald V and Queen Sonja arrived in Japan on March 25 on a weeklong state visit.

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Princess Akiko

Japanese Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, speaks at a Kabuki event in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, on April 9, 2022.

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(1)Funeral for Princess Takamatsu held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Princess Sayako, Princess Kiko, Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, the chief mourner, attend a funeral for Princess Takamatsu, an aunt of Emperor Akihito who died at age 92, which was held at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 26. (Kyodo)

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Princess Akiko to give lectures at Kokugakuin University

Undated photo shows Japanese Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito. The princess has been named a special professor at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, the university said on April 6, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony held for 1890 Turkish frigate wreck off Japan coast

Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, offers flowers at a commemorative ceremony in Kushimoto town, western Japan, on June 3, 2015, for the victims of a Turkish frigate that sank off Japan's Pacific coast in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship Ertugrul, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Akiko attends Japan-Turkey Society's annual conference

Princess Akiko, eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito, delivers a speech at an annual conference of the Japan-Turkey Society in Tokyo on May 18, 2015. The princess is the society's president, a position she inherited from her father, a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, following his death in 2012. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Akiko attends Japan-Turkey Society meeting

Photo taken May 18, 2015, shows Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, when she attended an annual meeting of the Japan-Turkey Society, of which she serves as president, at Tokyo's Meiji Kinenkan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Akiko attends Japan-Turkey Society meeting

Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, is welcomed after arriving at Tokyo's Meiji Kinenkan on May 18, 2015, to attend an annual meeting of the Japan-Turkey Society in this file photo. The princess serves as the society's president. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prince Tomohito speaks about alcoholism with touch of humor

SENDAI, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, speaks humorously about his struggle with alcoholism at a lecture meeting on welfare services in Sendai on July 7. (Kyodo)

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Prince Tomohito speaks about alcoholism with touch of humor

SENDAI, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, speaks about his struggle with alcoholism at a lecture meeting on welfare services in Sendai on July 7. ''I am Prince Tomohito, dependent on alcohol,'' the 61-year-old prince began his speech, drawing laughter from the audience. (Kyodo)

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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa to receive treatment for alcoholism

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (file photo), a cousin of Emperor Akihito, needs to receive treatment for alcohol dependency for more than a month at the Imperial Household Hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said June 22. Prince Tomohito is suffering severe insomnia and difficulty in swallowing food, the agency said. Prince Tomohito has gone through seven operations to remove tumors from his throat and esophagus since 1991. (Kyodo)

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Prince Tomohito recurs cancer, to undergo surgery on Mon.

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (in file photo), a cousin of Emperor Akihito, developed cancer in the throat and will undergo a surgery on Feb. 29 at the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, the Imperial Household Agency said on Feb. 14. The 60-year-old prince was diagnosed as early cancer after signs of cancer in the oropharynx were found during a regular checkup held Feb. 7 at the center, the agency said. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L in center) and Empress Michiko (R in center) host an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009. Crown Prince Naruhito (L), Prince Akishino (2nd from L) and his wife Princess Kiko (behind her husband) and Princess Akiko (R), a daughter of Prince Tomohito and Princess Nobuko, also joined the gathering. (Kyodo)

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Prince at service for quake victims

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, cousin of Emperor Akihito, attends a service in Tokyo to commemorate victims of earthquakes and wars on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. (Kyodo)