Emperor, empress chat with celebrities at annual garden party
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko chatted Thursday with Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh and other celebrities at an annual autumn garden party held at Tokyo's Akasaka Estate. Crown Prince Naruhito, the emperor's eldest son, Prince Akishino, the younger son, and his wife Princess Kiko also attended the gathering, which was the princess' first official duty since she gave birth to Prince Hisahito on Sept. 6. The crown prince's wife, Crown Princess Masako, was absent from the event.......
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Emperor Akihito, second from left, accompanied by Empress Michiko, left, greets Japanese singer Shinji Tanimura, second from right, and his wife, Takako, during the autumn garden party hosted by the Japanese monarch at the Akasaka Palace imperial garden in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2006. Tanimura, a professor at Shanghai Music University, was among 2,100 guests invited to the annual garden
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Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh (2nd R) bows his head before Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) during the annual autumn garden party in Tokyo, November 9, 2006. At right is Tokyo Stock Exchange President Taizo Nishimuro.
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Princess Kiko also attended the garden party held today. She wore a brown suit.
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