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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted New Year’s well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, ...

The emperor's 2021 and 2022 greetings, which attract huge crowds to the palace’s usually cloistered grounds, were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Naruhito also offered prayers for ...