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This photo taken on Dec. 11, 2024 by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan and released on Dec. 23, 2024 shows Japan's former emperor Akihito, left, and former empress Michiko as they pose for photos at their residence in Tokyo. Former Emperor Akihito turns 91 on Dec. 23. (Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP)

Japan’s former Emperor Akihito marks his 91st birthday

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, its Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko pose for a photograph at their residence in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, ahead of Michiko's 90th birthday Sunday. (Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP)

Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko marks her 90th birthday as she recovers from a broken leg

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito, better known as Prince Akishino, leaves the Imperial Palace after being formally declared first in line to succeed the Chrysanthemum Throne during a ceremony Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan emperor’s brother proclaimed 1st in line to throne

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2019, file photo, Japan's Emperor Akihito waves to well-wishers from the bullet-proofed balcony during his New Year's public appearance with his family members at Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Japan's Imperial Palace says 86-year-old former Emperor Akihito fainted at his residence but regained his strength after a good night's sleep. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s former Emperor Akihito better day after fainting

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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by Empress Masako, walks to deliver his remarks during a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan Martial Arts Hall in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan set to celebrate Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this photo released by Imperial Household Agency of Japan, an imperial turtle-shell divination rite is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Monday, May 13, 2019. Japanese palace officials have used an ancient turtle-shell divination to choose sites to harvest sacred rice used in an upcoming annual ritual, the most important one new Emperor Naruhito will perform after enthronement. (Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP)

Japan uses turtle divination for emperor enthronement rites

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this photo released by Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Japan's Emperor Naruhito, left, walks for a ritual to report the dates of the Enthronement Ceremony and Great Thanksgiving Ceremony, to the imperial ancestors at the Imperial Sanctuaries, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP)

Japan’s emperor reports to Shinto gods week after succession

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japan's Emperor Akihito, right, leaves after a ritual to report his abdication to the throne, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. The 85-year-old Akihito ends his three-decade reign on Tuesday when he abdicates to his son Crown Prince Naruhito. (Japan Pool via AP)

AP Photos: Japan witnesses rare imperial abdication

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Hitoshi Sato, a university official, with a sign reading &quot;Heisei, Thank you&quot; poses for a photo taken by his wife Yang Shufeng, from Taiwan, in front of Imperial Palace in Tokyo Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Japan's Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate later in the day as Japan embraces the end of his reign with an emotion mixed with reminiscence and hopes for a new era. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: Japan PM Abe thanks Akihito on behalf of people

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FILE - In this May 6, 2011, file photo, Emperor Akihito kneels down as he speaks with a woman during his visit to a refugee center in Kamaishi, a city severely damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The outpouring of emotion was earned through much smaller moments, such as his visit in 2011, wearing a windbreaker instead of his usual suit, to see victims of a massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

AP Analysis: New Japanese emperor looks to match father

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2018, file photo, Japan's Emperor Akihito, right, accompanied by Crown Prince Naruhito, walks away after greeting well-wishers when they appeared on the balcony of the Imperial Palace to mark the emperor's 85th birthday in Tokyo. Akihito is ending his three-decade reign Tuesday, April 30, 2019 as he abdicates to his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, becoming the first to do so in 200 years, in a step nobody today has witnessed. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Emperor Akihito to abdicate, Japan embraces end of era

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Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, walks for a ritual to report his abdication to the throne, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. The 85-year-old Akihito ends his three-decade reign on Tuesday when he abdicates to his son Crown Prince Naruhito. (Japan Pool via AP)

Emperor Akihito announces abdication as Japan marks end of era

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 7, 2013, file photo, Japanese Empress Michiko watches a concert of the Gakushuin university's alumni in which Crown Prince Naruhito plays the viola at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Tokyo. Japan’s Emperor Akihito, abdicating Tuesday, April 30, 2019, has a relatively small family, and it will shrink in coming years. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Naruhito’s ascension will shrink Japan’s imperial heirs to 2

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and KAORI HITOMI - Associated Press

Japanese police probe knife on desk of emperor’s grandson

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this Oct. 1, 1960, file photo, Crown Prince Akihito is photographed while on a boat trip around Manhattan Island sight-seeing in New York. In the background is the Statue of Liberty. The Japanese royals were in New York as part of their state visit. When he abdicates April 30, 2019, Akihito will become the first emperor in Japan’s modern history to see his era end without ever having a war. (AP Photo)

Emperor Akihito saw diplomacy as path to make amends for war

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press