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(2)Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Princess Nori at rest

TAKANEZAWA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and his daughter Princes Sayako pick 'shitake' mushrooms March 29 at the Imperial Stock Farm in the town of Takanezawa, Tochigi Prefecture.

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(1)Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Princess Nori at rest

TAKANEZAWA, Japan - Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and their only daughter Princess Sayako take a stroll March 29 at the Imperial Stock Farm in the town of Takanezawa, Tochigi Prefecture. They arrived there earlier in the day to take a rest.

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(1)Princess Sayako formally engaged to Kuroda in traditional rite

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako arrives at the Imperial Palace on March 19 to get formally engaged to Yoshiki Kuroda, an employee with the Tokyo metropolitan government, in a traditional rite of betrothal, known as ''Nosai no Gi.'' After the ceremony, the princess, 35, affectionately known as Princess Nori, said in a statement, ''I would like to express my deep gratitude to both the emperor and the empress for blessing us and for having Nosai no Gi completed smoothly.'' (Pool photo)

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(20)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda, who will marry Princess Sayako, speaks in reply to media questions about reports of their engagement in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 14.

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(19)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako arrives back at the Imperial Palace after attending a national youth speech contest held in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 14.

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(17)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, smiles as she arrives at the venue of a youth speech contest in Tokyo on Nov. 14. Kuroda (L) speaks in reply to media questions in Tokyo on Nov. 14.

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(18)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, attends a youth speech contest held in Tokyo on Nov. 14. (Pool photo)

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(21)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Well-wishers wave at Princess Sayako as she leaves the Inui Gate of the Imperial Palace on Nov. 14 to attend a national youth speech contest on Nov. 14.

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(5)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (L), 39, a Tokyo metropolitan government official who will marry Princess Sayako, strolls in the campus of Tokyo's Gakaushuin University with Prince Akishino (R) and Princess Kiko (C) in the photo taken in 1985. (Pool photo)

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(3)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (L), 39, a Tokyo metropolitan government official who will marry Princess Sayako, poses behind Prince Akishino in the photo taken in January 2003 when they attended a social gathering in Tokyo.

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(16)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, is held by her mother, Empress Michiko, in October 1969, six months after her berth.

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(6)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (L), 39, a Tokyo metropolitan government official who will marry Princess Sayako, poses with Prince Akishino (R) and Princess Kiko (2nd from R) in the photo taken at Tokyo's Gakushuin University in 1985. (Pool photo)

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(22)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters and photographers wait outside a condominium in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 14 where Yoshiki Kuroda who will marry Princess Sayako lives.

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(4)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (front L), 39, a Tokyo metropolitan government official who will marry Princess Sayako, sits besides Prince Akishino in the photo taken in 1985 when both were students of Tokyo's Gakushuin University. Princess Kiko, who later married Prince Akishino, stands behind the princee. (Pool photo)

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(13)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, walks with a guide dog in New Jersey in August 1990 during her visit to the United States. The 35-year-old princess has been active in social welfare issues, including the training of guide dogs.

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(15)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, arrives at Gakushuin Primary School, accompanied by her parents, Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko, to attend the entrance ceremony in April 1976.

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(14)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, talks to her classmate during an entrance ceremony of Tokyo's Gakushuin Junior Middle School in April 1982.

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(12)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, performs classical Japanese dance at the National Theater in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 1998.

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(10)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, attends a charity dinner show held at a Tokyo hotel on May 10, 2001.

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(11)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, chats with Japanese emigrants to Peru at a party held at the Japan-Peru Culture Center in Tokyo on May 29, 1999.

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(1)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, a senior Imperial Household Agency official said on Nov. 14. This pool photo taken on Nov. 6, 2003 shows the princess speak at a press conference at the Imperial Palace prior to her official visit to Latin America.

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Agency keeps mum on reports at emperor's request

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C), Empress Michiko (right of emperor), Prince Naruhito (left of emperor) and Princess Nori (left of prince) meet members of the Japan Academy at the Imperial Palace on June 14. An Imperial Household Agency official said the same day the emperor and empress have expressed a wish for the agency to keep silent on media reports about the imperial family that have apparently been prompted by remarks Crown Prince Naruhito made in May on his wife, Princess Masako, who could not accompany him on a recent trip to Europe due to health problems. (Pool photo)

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Jordan's King Abdullah II visits imperial palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from L), Empress Michiko (3rd from L) and their daughter Princess Nori (R) welcome Jordan's King Abdullah II at their palace in Tokyo on July 2. The king visited Japan to watch the World Cup final between Brazil and Germany and to hold talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. (pool photo)

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Imperial family members visit hospital to see newborn princess

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (2nd from L), the brother of Crown Prince Naruhito, and his wife Kiko (2nd from R), and Princess Sayako (R), the crown prince's sister commonly known as Princess Nori, leave the Hospital of the Imperial Household in the Imperial Palace compound in Tokyo on Dec. 3 after seeing Crown Princess Masako and her newborn baby. The photo is a pool one. (Pool photo)

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Emperor dines with Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) greet Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for dinner on Oct. 19. Princess Nori (L) was also in attendance. The Swedish princess is on an 11-day visit to Japan since Oct. 13. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako to grace Uruguayan postage stamp

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Uruguay postage stamp featuring Japan's Princess Sayako that will be issued next month to mark the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Princess Sayako, Emperor Akihito's daughter who is popularly known as Princess Nori, plans to pay an official visit Uruguay and Honduras from Sept. 21 to Oct. 4.

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(2)Palace announces Crown Princess is pregnant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 18, 2001 shows Crown Princess Masako arriving in a car at the Imperial Palace to attend a birthday dinner party for Princess Sayako, also known as Princess Nori.

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Nepalese crown prince invited to lunch by Emperor Akihito

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko welcome Nepalese Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo April 28 before hosting a luncheon in his honor Saturday. Prince Dipendra is in Japan for an eight-day official visit, which began April 25. He will return to Nepal on May 3. Behind Empress Michiko is Princess Sayako, also known as Princess Nori.

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Emperor greets well-wishers at palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C), who marked his 67th birthday on Dec. 23, greets well-wishers from the public at the Imperial Palace with members of the royal family. The emperor and Empress Michiko were joined in the event by Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Princess Masako, Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko and the imperial couple's daughter Princess Sayako, popularly known in Japan as Princess Nori.

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Princess Sayako returns home after European tour

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (L), daughter of Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, returns to Japan on Oct. 16 after a 13-day tour of three European countries. The princess, widely known in Japan as Princess Nori, left Japan on Oct. 4 for official visits to Slovakia, Slovenia and Ireland. Photo shows the princess being received by the emperor and the empress at Tokyo's Imperial Palace. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako in Slovenia

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Princess Sayako, daughter of Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, listens to briefings Oct. 10 at a rehabilitation center in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana where she met with about 20 land mine victims. Princess Sayako, popularly known as Princess Nori, is currently on a 13-day official tour of Slovakia, Slovenia and Ireland. The land mine victims center is a highlight of her tour. The Japanese government contributed $1 million toward its opening in 1998.

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Princess Sayako leaves on European trip

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Princess Sayako (R), daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (in background), leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 4 for a 13-day trip to Slovakia, Slovenia and Ireland. The princess, popularly known in Japan as Princess Nori, is the first member of the imperial family to make an official visit to either Slovakia or Slovenia.(Pool photo)

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Empress Michiko, her daughter attend charity concert

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (second from L) and her daughter, Princess Sayako (second from R), also known as Princess Nori, attend a charity concert by blind pianist Takeshi Kakehashi at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Tokyo on Nov. 1. Kakehashi won second prize in the 1998 International Marguerite Long and Jacques Thibaud Competition in December last year. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako attends welcome dinner party in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Princess Sayako (C), the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, attends a welcome dinner party in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sept. 18. Princess Sayako, also known as Princess Nori, arrived in Hawaii on Sept. 12 to attend ceremonies for friendship and cultural exchanges during a nine-day visit.

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Empress Michiko, family attend her father's funeral

Empress Michiko, her children and their families attend the funeral June 21 of the empress' businessman father, Hidesaburo Shoda, who died of old age at 95 on June 18. At the Aoyama Funeral Hall in Tokyo were (from L to R on front line) the empress, Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Crown Princess Masako, Prince Akishino (2nd son of the emperor and empress) and his wife Princess Kiko, and Princess Sayako, also known as Princess Nori (the daughter of the imperial couple). (Pool photo)

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Imperial family takes a walk at seaside villa

Emperor Akihito (L), Empress Michiko and their daughter Princess Nori take a walk on the beach behind the imperial villa in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo in the afternoon of Jan. 21. They arrived there earlier in the day for a seasonal visit to the villa.

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(14)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, talks to her classmate during an entrance ceremony of Tokyo's Gakushuin Junior Middle School in April 1982. (Kyodo)

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(15)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, arrives at Gakushuin Primary School, accompanied by her parents, Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko, to attend the entrance ceremony in April 1976. (Kyodo)

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(9)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, enjoys bird watching in the Fukiage Garden of the Imperial Palace on April 2, 2004. The photo was released by the Imperial Household Agency. (Kyodo)

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(22)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters and photographers wait outside a condominium in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 14 where Yoshiki Kuroda who will marry Princess Sayako lives. (Kyodo)

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(13)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, walks with a guide dog in New Jersey in August 1990 during her visit to the United States. The 35-year-old princess has been active in social welfare issues, including the training of guide dogs. (Kyodo)

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(1)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, a senior Imperial Household Agency official said on Nov. 14. This pool photo taken on Nov. 6, 2003 shows the princess speak at a press conference at the Imperial Palace prior to her official visit to Latin America. (Kyodo)

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(8)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (back L) poses with other members of the imperial family in a photo taken at the Imperial Palace on Dec. 16, 2003. The photo was released by the Imperial Household Agency. (Kyodo)

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(16)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, is held by her mother, Empress Michiko, in October 1969, six months after her berth. (Kyodo)

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(18)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, attends a youth speech contest held in Tokyo on Nov. 14. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(6)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (L), 39, a Tokyo metropolitan government official who will marry Princess Sayako, poses with Prince Akishino (R) and Princess Kiko (2nd from R) in the photo taken at Tokyo's Gakushuin University in 1985. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(10)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, attends a charity dinner show held at a Tokyo hotel on May 10, 2001. (Kyodo)

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(21)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo metro gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Well-wishers wave at Princess Sayako as she leaves the Inui Gate of the Imperial Palace on Nov. 14 to attend a national youth speech contest on Nov. 14. (Kyodo)

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(11)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, who will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, chats with Japanese emigrants to Peru at a party held at the Japan-Peru Culture Center in Tokyo on May 29, 1999. (Kyodo)

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(4)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (front L), 39, a Tokyo metropolitan government official who will marry Princess Sayako, sits besides Prince Akishino in the photo taken in 1985 when both were students of Tokyo's Gakushuin University. Princess Kiko, who later married Prince Akishino, stands behind the princee. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)