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(2)Emperor attends annual New Year's poetry reading

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (seated on the lest side) attend the annual New Year poetry reading at the Imperial Palace on Jan. 15, where ''waka'' poems by members of the imperial family as well as of the general public were recited in the traditional style. Ten poems were chosen for recitation from 24,268 entries from the public under this year's theme, ''machi'' or town. (Pool photo)

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New Year poetry reading ceremony held at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (L) attend the annual New Year poetry reading in the ''Matsu-no-ma'' hall of the Imperial Palace on Jan. 15, where ''waka'' poems by members of the imperial family as well as of the general public were recited in traditional style. Ten poems were chosen for recitation from 23,637 entries from the public under this year's theme, ''haru'' or spring.

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New Year imperial poetry reading

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (seated on the lefthand side) attend an annual New Year's poetry recitation at the Imperial Palace on Jan. 14. Ten poems chosen from 22,813 entries were recited in traditional style along with the poems written by members of the imperial family. This year's theme was ''ao,'' meaning blue or green, which sometimes has nuances of youth or freshness. (Pool photo)

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New Year poetry reading ceremony held at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (L) attend the annual New Year poetry reading in the ''Matsu-no-ma'' hall of the Imperial Palace on Jan. 15, where ''waka'' poems by members of the imperial family as well as of the general public were recited in traditional style. Ten poems were chosen for recitation from 23,637 entries from the public under this year's theme, ''haru'' or spring.

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(2)Emperor attends annual New Year's poetry reading

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (seated on the lest side) attend the annual New Year poetry reading at the Imperial Palace on Jan. 15, where ''waka'' poems by members of the imperial family as well as of the general public were recited in the traditional style. Ten poems were chosen for recitation from 24,268 entries from the public under this year's theme, ''machi'' or town. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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New Year imperial poetry reading

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (seated on the lefthand side) attend an annual New Year's poetry recitation at the Imperial Palace on Jan. 14. Ten poems chosen from 22,813 entries were recited in traditional style along with the poems written by members of the imperial family. This year's theme was ''ao,'' meaning blue or green, which sometimes has nuances of youth or freshness. ==Kyodo