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Literary award winner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 25 Kyodo -The presentation ceremony of the 169th Akutagawa Prize and the Naoki Prize (sponsored by the Japan Literature Promotion Association) was held in Tokyo on the 25th.

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Ballet competition in U.S.

Sayako Toku (R), 21, from Kobe in western Japan, and Ryo Sasaki, 24, from Osaka Prefecture, pose for a photo after winning senior division golds at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 23, 2023.

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Ballet competition in U.S.

Sayako Toku (R), 21, from Kobe in western Japan, and Ryo Sasaki, 24, from Osaka Prefecture, perform in a gala for the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 23, 2023. They both won senior division golds.

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Ballet competition in U.S.

Sayako Toku (C), 21, from Kobe in western Japan, poses on the podium after winning gold in the senior women's division at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 23, 2023.

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Empress Michiko's poem shown at imperial cultural festa

TOKYO, Japan - A handwritten poem by Empress Michiko about her daughter Sayako Kuroda serving as a special sacred priestess during Ise Shrine's rebuilding event is shown to the press on Dec. 10, 2014, on the eve of its display at the Imperial Household Agency staff union's in-house cultural festival. (Pool photo)

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(2)Emperor greets people, crown princess takes part

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and Crown Princess Masako wave to well-wishers as they appear on the balcony of the Chowaden Palace with other imperial family members for annual New Year's greetings on Jan. 2. Crown Princess Masako was absent last year due to health reasons.

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(2)Princess Sayako to marry childhood friend after next summer

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, enters the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo by car on Dec. 30 to meet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Kuroda will marry Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito, after next summer.

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(2)Princess Sayako, her fiance Kuroda meet the press

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and her fiance Yoshiki Kuroda exchange glances during a press conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 30. They will marry after next summer. (Pool photo)

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(3)Princess Sayako to marry childhood friend after next summer

TOKYO, Japan - Grand Steward Toshio Yuasa of the Imperial Household announces at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo on Dec. 30 that Princess Sayako will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a civil servant at the Tokyo metropolitan government, after next summer. (Pool photo)

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(1)Princess Sayako, her fiance Kuroda meet the press

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R), the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and her fiance Yoshiki Kuroda speak at a press conference at the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo on Dec. 30. Earlier in the day, the Imperial Household Agency announced that Princess Sayako and Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government employee, will marry after next summer. (Pool photo)

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(3)Princess Sayako, her fiance Kuroda meet the press

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (L), the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and her fiance Yoshiki Kuroda bow as they leave a room inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 30 after they met the press. They will marry after next summer. (Pool photo)

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(1)Princess Sayako to marry childhood friend after next summer

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, poses for photos in front of his home in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Dec. 30 before heading for the Imperial Palace to meet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The Imperial Household Agency announced that Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito, will marry him after next summer. (Pool photo)

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(3) Funeral for Princess Takamatsu held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako bids her farewell to Princess Takamatsu, an aunt of Emperor Akihito who died at age 92, during her funeral held at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 26.

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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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(3)Emperor greets well-wishers at palace on 71st birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L), together with Empress Michiko (L), greets well-wishers from an Imperial Palace balcony on his 71st birthday on Dec. 23. In the center is their daughter Princess Sayako walking to her place.

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(2)Emperor meets diplomats on 71st birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (C), daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, attends a tea party at the Imperial Palace held on the emperor's 71st birthday on Dec. 23. (Pool photo)

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Comedian Shizu-chan takes step toward Olympics

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese comic Shizuyo Yamasaki (L) beats Sayako Suzuki to capture the women's middleweight national boxing title in Hiroshima on Feb. 11, 2012. Yamasaki, known as Shizu-chan from the Yoshimoto Creative Agency's comic duo ''Nankai Candies,'' took a step toward attaining her dream -- competing in an upcoming amateur boxing competition at the London Olympics.

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Imperial family members visit photo exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L), along with their children Crown Prince Naruhito (3rd from R), Prince Akishino (2nd from R) and former Princess Sayako Kuroda, visit a photo exhibition titled ''Empress and her children'' at a department store in Tokyo on Oct. 18. (Pool photo)

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Empress Michiko, daughter attend charity concert for guide dogs

TOKYO, Japan - Sayako Kuroda (R), daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (L), greets the empress as she arrives for a charity concert in Tokyo to help a guide dog association. (Pool photo)

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Empress Michiko, daughter attend charity concert for guide dogs

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (C) and Sayako Kuroda (2nd from R), daughter of Emperor Akihito and the empress, attend a charity concert in Tokyo to help a guide dog association. (Pool photo)

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Newly-wed Kurodas invited to imperial tea party

TOKYO, Japan - Newly-wed Yoshiki and Sayako Kuroda (R) speak with Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako as Prince Akshino (far L) and his wife Prince Kiko watch before attending a tea party given by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 27 in celebration of their marriage. (Pool photo)

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Newly-wed Kurodas invited to imperial tea party

TOKYO, Japan - Newly-wed Yoshiki and Sayako Kuroda (L) walk into a room to attend a tea party given by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 27 in celebration of their marriage. (Pool photo)

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Newlywed Kurodas visit rose garden

TOKYO, Japan - Newlyweds Yoshiki and Sayako Kuroda take a stroll in the rose garden of the Shinjuku Gyoen Park in Tokyo on Nov. 23 in their first public appearance since their wedding on Nov. Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Newlywed Kurodas visit rose garden

TOKYO, Japan - Newlyweds Yoshiki and Sayako Kuroda take a stroll in the Shinjuku Gyoen Park in Tokyo on Nov. 23 in their first public appearance since their wedding on Nov. Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Silver 'hina' dolls to be sold to commemorate princess' wedding

TOKYO, Japan - A set of silver ''hina'' dolls commemorating the wedding of Princess Sayako on Nov. 15 is displayed at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 22. The set consists of two dolls representing an emperor and empress wearing the court dress of the Heian period (794-1185) and three dolls representing court ladies serving the emperor and the empress, sitting on a vermillion-lacquered platform. Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. will sell the ''hina'' dolls at 150,000 yen per set for display at the annual March 3 Doll Festival.

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Dolls reflecting events in 2005 unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo doll maker Nov. 17 unveils a pair of dolls (bottom, R) based on the Nov. 15 wedding of Princess Sayako and another pair (bottom, L) depicting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who won a landslide victory in the Sept. 11 general election. The dolls will go on public display Jan. 7-March 3, 2005.

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Ex-princess Sayako thanks imperial couple day after marriage

TOKYO, Japan - Sayako Kuroda (R), the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda arrive at the Inui Gate to the Imperial Palace on Nov. 16 to thank the imperial couple for helping them hold the wedding ceremony and the reception smoothly the previous day.

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (L) and Sayako Kuroda leave Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding ceremony and reception there. Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko relinquished her royal title with her marriage to Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (standing) makes a speech during a wedding reception for Priness Sayako and Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko welcome their daughter Princess Sayako (foreground) at a wedding reception for her and Yoshiki Kuroda at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - A wedding reception for Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and Yoshiki Kuroda is held at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding there. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enter a hall at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 to attend a wedding reception for their daughter Princess Sayako and Yoshiki Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito chats with Empress Michiko during a wedding reception for their daughter Princess Sayako and Toshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda raise their glasses during their wedding reception at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R) and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda head for their wedding reception hall at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda express hopes in starting new life

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda leave a press conference at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after speaking to reporters about their wedding. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda express hopes in starting new life

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, smiles during a press conference with her husband Yoshiki Kuroda at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding there. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda marry

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako looks at Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda during a press conference after their wedding at the Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda express hopes in starting new life

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government employee, smiles during a press conference with his wife Princess Sayako at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding there. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda marry

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda head to a press conference after their wedding at the Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda marry

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (L) and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda (R) enter their wedding site at the Imperial Hotel Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda marry

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (L) and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda enter the site of their wedding at the Imperial Hotel Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda marry

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda attend a press conference after their wedding at the Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Wedding reception site for Princess Sayako, Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 15 shows the room at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo for the wedding reception for Princess Sayako and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda marry

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enter the site of the wedding ceremony for their daughter Princess Sayako and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda in the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko attend Princess Sayako's wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino and his wife, Princess Kiko, arrive at the Imperial Hotel Nov. 15 to attend a wedding ceremony of Princess Sayako and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako arrives at Tokyo hotel for wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako arrives at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 15 for her wedding to Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda. (pool photo)

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Well-wishers register names for Princess Sayako's wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Well-wishers register their names in front of the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 15 to express congratulations over the wedding of Princess Sayako and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda.

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Emperor, empress on their way for Princess Sayako's wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers Nov. 15 on their way from the Imperial Palace to the Imperial Hotel to attend a wedding ceremony of their daughter Princess Sayako and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda.

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Crown prince, princess attend Princess Sayako's wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife, Princess Masako, arrive at the Imperial Hotel Nov. 15 to attend a wedding ceremony of Princess Sayako and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda. (Pool photo)