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Crown prince at sports event for disabled

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko watch the swimming competition at a national sports festival for disabled people in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2024.

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Crown prince at sports event for disabled

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during the opening ceremony of a national sports festival for disabled people in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2024. Sitting next to him is Crown Princess Kiko.

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Crown prince at sports event for disabled

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend the opening ceremony of a national sports festival for disabled people in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2024.

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Crown prince in Saga

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko visit a land reclamation visitor center in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince in Saga

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visit a land reclamation visitor center in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess in Saga

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) experiences "sound" table tennis during a visit to a school for the blind in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2024.

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Crown prince in Saga

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (R) experiences "sound" table tennis during a visit to a school for the blind in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2024.

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Crown prince in Saga

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko experience "sound" table tennis during a visit to a school for the blind in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2024.

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Crown prince in Saga

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visit a school for the blind in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2024.

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Princess Kako in Saga

Japanese Princess Kako (far L) visits a school for the deaf in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024.

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Princess Kako in Saga

Japanese Princess Kako (far L) visits a school for the deaf in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024.

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Princess Kako in Saga

Japanese Princess Kako visits a school for the deaf in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024.

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Princess Kako in Saga

Japanese Princess Kako experiences weaving work during a visit to a school for the deaf in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024.

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Princess Kako in Saga

Japanese Princess Kako experiences weaving work during a visit to a school for the deaf in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024.

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Princess Kako in Saga

Japanese Princess Kako experiences weaving work during a visit to a school for the deaf in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024.

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Japan Princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japanese Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, watches an athletics event at the Japan Games sports meet in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japanese Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits the Saga Castle History Museum in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japanese Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits the Saga Castle History Museum in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japanese Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits the Saga Castle History Museum in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits museum in Saga

Japanese Princess Aiko visits a history museum in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits museum in Saga

Japanese Princess Aiko visits a history museum in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits sports festival in Saga

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Japan Games sports festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits sports festival in Saga

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Japan Games sports festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko visits sports festival in Saga

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Japan Games sports festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Emperor at Japan Games

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako arrive at the venue of a volleyball match at the Japan Games sport festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 6, 2024.

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Emperor at Japan Games

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks during the opening ceremony of the Japan Games sport festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2024.

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Emperor at Japan Games

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of the Japan Games sport festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2024.

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Emperor at Japan Games

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of the Japan Games sport festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2024.

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Emperor at Japan Games

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of the Japan Games sport festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2024.

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Japan Games

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (top, L) and Empress Masako watch a volleyball match at the Japan Games sport festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 6, 2024.

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Japan Games

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako watch a volleyball match at the Japan Games sport festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 6, 2024.

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Souvenir shop opens near Chikugo River Lift Bridge

SAGA, Japan - New souvenir shop Hashi no Eki (Bridge Station) Dorompa opens nears the Chikugo River Lift Bridge in the city of Saga on Feb. 1, 2014. The shop sells local agricultural and marine products among other items.

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Will mahjong help deter senility? Study underway in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Four elderly people play mahjong at a community center in Saga, Saga Prefecture as part of a medical study to determine whether playing mahjong helps deter senility and promote health among elderly people. The study is conducted by Etsuo Horikawa, professor of cognitive neuropsychology at the Saga University medical school. Twenty men and women, mostly in their early 70s who never played mahjong before in their life, are taking part in the cognitive neropsychology research.

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Protectionism would hurt global economy: BOJ policymaker

SAGA, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Makoto Sakurai, a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, speaks at a press conference in Saga, western Japan, on May 25, 2017. Sakurai said the spread of protectionism would hurt the global economy by curtailing trade and overseas investment.

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Saga begins culling of 73,000 chickens after detecting bird flu

SAGA, Japan - Wearing white protective gear, workers cull chickens on Jan. 18, 2015, at a poultry farm in Arita, Saga Prefecture, where the prefectural government confirmed a bird flu outbreak. The government began culling about 72,900 chickens at two farms in the town.

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Colorful float paraded at southwestern Japan festival

SAGA, Japan - A massive float shaped like a sea bream is drawn through a street in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at the annual "Karatsu Kunchi" festival on Nov. 3, 2014.

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International Balloon Fiesta in Saga

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a helicopter shows colorful hot-air balloons floating in the air in the 35th Saga International Balloon Fiesta in the city of Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014. The annual fiesta, with 113 balloons from 16 countries taking part this year, began the same day and will run until Nov. 3, expecting to draw 800,000 visitors.

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International Balloon Fiesta in Saga

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a helicopter shows colorful hot-air balloons floating in the air in the 35th Saga International Balloon Fiesta in the city of Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014. The annual fiesta, with 113 balloons from 16 countries taking part this year, began the same day and will run until Nov. 3, expecting to draw 800,000 visitors.

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International Balloon Fiesta in Saga

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a helicopter shows colorful hot-air balloons floating in the air in the 35th Saga International Balloon Fiesta in the city of Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014. The annual fiesta, with 113 balloons from 16 countries taking part this year, began the same day and will run until Nov. 3, expecting to draw 800,000 visitors.

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International Balloon Fiesta in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Colorful hot-air balloons take off in the 35th Saga International Balloon Fiesta in the city of Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014. The annual fiesta, with 113 balloons from 16 countries taking part this year, began the same day and will run until Nov. 3, expecting to draw 800,000 visitors.

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International Balloon Fiesta in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Colorful hot-air balloons take off in the 35th Saga International Balloon Fiesta in the city of Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014. The annual fiesta, with 113 balloons from 16 countries taking part this year, began the same day and will run until Nov. 3, expecting to draw 800,000 visitors.

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Defense Minister, Saga Gov. talk over Osprey deployment

SAGA, Japan - Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa meet in the city of Saga, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2014, for talks over planned deployment of Osprey transport aircraft at Saga airport. Furukawa asked Onodera to provide a full accounting of the plan to the local public.

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City, store chains ink health checkup accord

SAGA, Japan - Katsuaki Sakai (R), president of Lawson Inc.'s Kyushu branch, Saga Mayor Toshiyuki Hideshima (C) and Yasuhiro Mizokami, chairman of the Miz drugstore chain, pose at the municipal government office in Saga, southwestern Japan, on July 16, 2014, after signing a deal to let consumers receive metabolism checkups in examination cars in the compounds of Lawson convenience stores.

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Kashima Gatalympic at mudflats in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - A woman with headwear showing Kumamon, the mascot character promoting Kumamoto Prefecture, dives into the mudflats of the Ariake Sea during the Kashima Gatalympic in Kashima, Saga Prefecture on May 25, 2014.

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Arita pottery tradition

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 7, 2014, shows Sakaida Kakiemon XV, who assumed the title for Arita pottery in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in February 2014.

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Balloon Fiesta in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken from a hot-air balloon for media coverage shows hot-air balloons in the Saga International Balloon Fiesta in the city of Saga in southwestern Japan on Oct. 31, 2013.

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Balloon Fiesta in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows hot-air balloons in the Saga International Balloon Fiesta in the city of Saga in southwestern Japan on Oct. 31, 2013.

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Balloon Fiesta in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows hot-air balloons in the Saga International Balloon Fiesta in the city of Saga in southwestern Japan on Oct. 31, 2013.

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Balloon Fiesta in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows hot-air balloons in the Saga International Balloon Fiesta in the city of Saga in southwestern Japan on Oct. 31, 2013.

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Japanese 'hina' dolls

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken in February 2012 in Saga, southwestern Japan, shows Japanese ''hina'' dolls. The dolls are displayed in Japan to wish for the happiness of girls around the March 3 Girls' Day.