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Emperor at bonsai exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R), Empress Masako (3rd from R), their daughter Princess Aiko (4th from R) and Princess Nobuko visit a bonsai dwarf potted plant exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum on Feb. 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at bonsai exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (2nd from R), their daughter Princess Aiko (3rd from R) and Princess Nobuko visit a bonsai dwarf potted plant exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum on Feb. 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at bonsai exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (2nd from R), their daughter Princess Aiko (3rd from R) and Princess Nobuko visit a bonsai dwarf potted plant exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum on Feb. 17, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese Princess Nobuko 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

(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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Japanese imperial garden party

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

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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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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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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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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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Japanese Empress Masako at Red Cross event

Japanese Empress Masako (front), (back, from L) Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Hanako, Princess Nobuko and Princess Hisako prepare to leave a Japanese Red Cross Society event in Tokyo on May 22, 2019. The empress performed her first official duty in her own capacity since the enthronement of her husband Emperor Naruhito on May 1. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese empress at Red Cross event

Japanese Empress Masako (far L), Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from L), Princess Hanako (3rd from R), Princess Nobuko (2nd from R) and Princess Hisako attend a Japanese Red Cross Society event in Tokyo on May 22, 2019. The empress conducted her first official duty in her own capacity since the enthronement of her husband Emperor Naruhito on May 1. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Red Cross Society meeting

Japanese Empress Michiko (L), who serves as honorary president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, attends its annual national meeting in Tokyo on May 16, 2018. Standing next to the empress are (from L) Crown Princess Masako, Princess Kiko, Princess Nobuko and Princess Hisako. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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.