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08-04-2013, 11:03 PM
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Thanks for the photos!
It is great that Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have got a full agenda and undertake engagements on a regular basis. Hopefully the Japanese government will be able to find a resolution to economic woes.
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08-05-2013, 04:54 AM
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Thanks for the photos!
It is great that Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have got a full agenda and undertake engagements on a regular basis. Hopefully the Japanese government will be able to find a resolution to economic woes.
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I know that the Emperor and Empress are not getting any younger and have had a tough schedule in the past, but it always good to see them out and about and I am always appreciative of people posting updates and images on their current events.
It is not always easy to find clear images of them.
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08-15-2013, 03:31 AM
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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attended the annual memorial service for war victims in Tokyo on August 15, 2013 as the country marked the 68th anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
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08-23-2013, 04:32 PM
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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attended the opera "The Child and the Magic Spells" as part of the annual Saito Kinen Festival in Matsumoto today, August 23.
** nhk.or.jp: Emperor applauds Seiji Ozawa concert **
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08-23-2013, 07:11 PM
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They look great, these two are my favourite royals after The Queen.
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08-25-2013, 03:42 AM
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On August 20 Empress Michiko viewed the 'Love Exhibition' at the Mori Art Museum in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
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08-26-2013, 04:46 PM
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On August 24 Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited the Former Kaichi School in Matsumoto:
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And on August 25 they viewed artworks by Kiichiro Mizumura during their visit to the Kiichiro Mizumura Museum in Toumi. Kiichiro Mizumura, who lost both his arms in an accident as a child, paints with a brush in his mouth. The Emperor and Empress have purchased two of Mizumura's works in 1981 and have them displayed in the Imperial Palace.
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08-28-2013, 03:03 AM
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Two amazing new pics!
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko were pictured playing tennis at the mountain resort Karuizawa in Nagano prefecture on August 27. Great to see them with that much joy and energy!
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08-28-2013, 08:38 AM
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the Imperial couple
It was a lovely picture. A picture of them playing tennis, doing something active than the usual pictures (no offense to anyone-i hope).
A couple of questions-- how did Akihito's interest in tennis begin, and does the whole family play (i.e. grandchildren, cousins, etc)?
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08-28-2013, 02:24 PM
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It is a pleasure indeed to see Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enjoying tennis.
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09-02-2013, 04:59 PM
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Once again a very special insight:
Empress Michiko has been pictured and filmed playing piano during a workshop of the Kusatsu Summer International Music Academy & Festival on August 29, 2013.
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09-02-2013, 06:13 PM
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Two amazing new pics!
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko were pictured playing tennis at the mountain resort Karuizawa in Nagano prefecture on August 27. Great to see them with that much joy and energy!
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Thank you for posting these pictures - it is so heartening to see the Emperor and Empress playing tennis and enjoying a sport they love - especially considering their age and the health issues they have suffered in recent years! It seems that they are both in much better health these days and I am glad for it.
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09-12-2013, 04:45 PM
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Your are most welcome, Jacknch!
Today, September 12, Emperor Akihito received the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow at the Imperial Palace:
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On September 13 Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko received the Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag and his wife for a meeting at the Palace:
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09-19-2013, 05:09 PM
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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited a nursery home in in Tokyo today, September 19, 2013. Pic 1 is so nice!
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09-21-2013, 04:01 AM
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On September 18, Empress Michiko visited the contemporary art exhibition 'Miran Fukuda' at Tokyo Metropoitan Art Museum:
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And yesterday, September 20, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko viewed the Japanese Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition at Mitsukoshi Department Store in Tokyo.
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10-01-2013, 08:32 AM
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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attended a gala event of the National Sports Festival in Tokyo on September 29, 2013.
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been received by Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, today, October 2nd:
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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attended a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Japanese Disabled Veterans Association in Tokyo on October 3rd:
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Yesterday, October 6, Empress Michiko attended the 15th Handicapped Persons Nippon Taiko Festival at Bunkyo Civic Hall in Tokyo.
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