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1st anniversary of Princess Yuriko's death

Japanese Princess Akiko prepares to offer prayers for her grandmother, the late Princess Yuriko, at Toshimagoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2025, in a ceremony marking the first anniversary of her death. (Pool photo)

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1st anniversary of Princess Yuriko's death

Japanese Princess Akiko (foreground) and her sister, Princess Yoko, are seen on their way to offer prayers for their grandmother, the late Princess Yuriko, at Toshimagoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2025, in a ceremony marking the first anniversary of her death. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Princess Akiko chats with guests at the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Princess Akiko chats with guests at the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Princess Akiko attends the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

(from L) Japanese Princess Nobuko and her daughters, Princess Akiko and Princess Yoko, attend the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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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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Sweden's king visits Osaka expo

Sweden's king, Carl XVI Gustaf (C), attends a ceremony at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 14, 2025, marking the event's Sweden day. Standing on the right is Japanese Princess Akiko.

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Japan Emperor at tomb of late princess

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako (R) are pictured on March 14, 2025, after visiting the tomb of Princess Yuriko -- his great-aunt who died in November 2024 -- at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo. Seen on the left is Yuriko's granddaughter Princess Akiko.

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100th day of Princess Yuriko's death

Japanese Princess Akiko heads to offer prayers for the late Princess Yuriko at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2025, in a ceremony marking the 100th day of her death. (Pool photo)

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100th day of Princess Yuriko's death

Japanese Princess Akiko prepares to offer prayers for the late Princess Yuriko at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2025, in a ceremony marking the 100th day of her death. (Pool photo)

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Japan's imperial family members visit Princess Yuriko's tomb

Japan's Princess Akiko (L) and her sister Princess Yoko visit the tomb of their grandmother Princess Yuriko at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2024. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, died at age 101 on Nov. 15.

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Japan's imperial family members visit Princess Yuriko's tomb

(From R) Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Akiko visit the tomb of Princess Yuriko at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2024. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and great-aunt of the emperor, died at age 101 on Nov. 15.

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Japan's imperial family members visit Princess Yuriko's tomb

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (R) and Empress Masako speak with Princess Akiko (L) before they visit the tomb of Princess Yuriko at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2024. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and great-aunt of the emperor, died at age 101 on Nov. 15.

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Funeral of Japan's Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Akiko bows to offer a prayer as chief mourner during Princess Yuriko's main funeral ceremony, called "Renso-no-Gi," at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2024. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family, died at age 101 on Nov. 15.

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Funeral of Japan's Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Akiko attends Princess Yuriko's main funeral ceremony, called "Renso-no-Gi," at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2024, as chief mourner. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family, died at age 101 on Nov. 15.

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Funeral of Japan's Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Akiko attends Princess Yuriko's main funeral ceremony, called "Renso-no-Gi," at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2024, as chief mourner. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family, died at age 101 on Nov. 15.

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Funeral of Japan's Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Akiko attends Princess Yuriko's main funeral ceremony, called "Renso-no-Gi," at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2024, as chief mourner. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family, died at age 101 on Nov. 15.

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Funeral of Japan's Princess Yuriko in Tokyo

(Front row, from R) Japan's Princess Akiko, Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko, (2nd row, from R) Princess Aiko, Princess Kako and Prince Hisahito attend Princess Yuriko's main funeral ceremony, called "Renso-no-Gi," at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2024. Princess Akiko, granddaughter of the late princess, acted as the chief mourner for the ceremony, held after the great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito died at age 101 on Nov. 15.

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Vigil for late Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Akiko bows at a wake for late Princess Yuriko at her residence at Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2024. Princess Akiko, granddaughter of the late princess, acted as the chief mourner for the ceremony, held after the great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito died at age 101 on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Vigil for late Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Akiko (front) attends a wake for late Princess Yuriko at her residence at Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2024. Princess Akiko, granddaughter of the late princess, acted as the chief mourner for the ceremony, held after the great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito died at age 101 on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Yuriko (C) visits a Persian cultural exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum with her husband Prince Mikasa and her granddaughter Princess Akiko on July 31, 2006. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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Condition of Japanese Princess Yuriko deteriorates

Japanese Princess Akiko arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 9, 2024, after cutting short her trip to Britain to visit her 101-year-old grandmother Princess Yuriko, whose condition has been deteriorating. The oldest member of the imperial family was hospitalized in March due to a mild stroke and aspiration pneumonitis.

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Condition of Japanese Princess Yuriko deteriorates

Japanese Princess Akiko leaves St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2024, after visiting her 101-year-old grandmother Princess Yuriko, whose condition has been deteriorating. The oldest member of the imperial family was hospitalized in March due to a mild stroke and aspiration pneumonitis.

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10th anniv. of Prince Katsura's passing

(From front) Japanese Princess Akiko and Princess Yoko visit the Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on June 8, 2024, the 10th anniversary of the passing of their uncle Prince Katsura. Princess Hisako (2nd from L) and her daughter Princess Tsuguko can also be seen. (Pool photo)

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10th anniv. of Prince Katsura's passing

Japanese Princess Akiko visits the Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on June 8, 2024, the 10th anniversary of the passing of her uncle Prince Katsura. (Pool photo)

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Christian ESTROSI mayor of Nice during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Christian ESTROSI mayor of Nice during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Amelie Oudea Castera, French Minister for Sport and Jacques Rivoal, Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Sir Bill Beaumont, Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Christian ESTROSI mayor of Nice during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RWC - VIPs Attend England v Japan

Princess Akiko of Mikasa of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Christian ESTROSI mayor of Nice during the Rugby World Cup match between England and Japan at Stade de Nice on September 17, 2023 in Nice, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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100th day since death of Prince Katsura observed

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Akiko performs the role of chief mourner at a Tokyo cemetery on Sept. 15, 2014, in a ceremony marking the first 100 days since the death of her uncle Prince Katsura on June 8. She offered a "sakaki" tree branch decorated with strips of "washi" Japanese paper at his grave at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery.

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Prince Katsura's funeral ceremony held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From R, front row) Princess Akiko, Prince Mikasa, Princess Yuriko, Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, and Princess Mako attend the main funeral service for Prince Katsura, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on June 17, 2014.

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Prince Katsura's funeral held at Tokyo cemetery

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Princess Akiko, Prince Mikasa and Princess Yuriko attend the funeral service for Prince Katsura, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, on June 17, 2014, at a cemetery in Tokyo. Prince Katsura, the second son of Prince Mikasa, died June 8 at age 66 of acute heart failure after being hospitalized.

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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 Argentina

NARITA, Japan - Japan's Princess Akiko is pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2013, before leaving for Buenos Aires. The princess plans to meet some members of the International Olympic Committee in an event in the Argentine capital en route to her official visit to Chile.

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Princess Akiko leaves for Argentina

NARITA, Japan - Japan's Princess Akiko is pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2013, before leaving for Buenos Aires. The princess plans to meet some members of the International Olympic Committee in an event in the Argentine capital en route to her official visit to Chile.

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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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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 - (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.