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Emperor Akihito
天 皇 tennō		 Empress Michiko
皇 后美智 kōgō-michiko

The Japanese Emperor Akihito, the first son of Shôwa Emperor Hirohito (reign 1926-1989) was born on December 23 in 1933. He studied politics and economics and married in 1958 a commoner, the 1934 in Tôkyô born Shoda Michiko. After the death of his father in 1989 he officialy became in November 1990 the 125th Emperor of Japan.

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit the
World Exposition EXPO 2005 in Aichi / Japan
Juli 11, 2005

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Empress Michiko & Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005 in Aichi
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Empress Michiko & Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005  (2)
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Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005
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Empress Michiko & Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005  (3)
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Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005  (2)
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Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005  (3)
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Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005  (4)
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Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005  (5)
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Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005
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Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005 / French German Pavilion  (7)
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Emperor Akihito - EXPO 2005
German Pavilion  (8)
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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit Duesseldorf / Germany
September 14, 1993
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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko with Johannes Rau and his wife and major Bungert - city hall Duesseldorf
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Duesseldorf city hall  (2)
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Emperor Akihito, Empress Masako
Duesseldorf city hall  (3)
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Duesseldorf city hall  (4)
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Empress Michiko - Duesseldorf 1993
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Empress Michiko - Duesseldorf  (2)
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