By AKIKO TADA/ Staff Writer
January 18, 2023 at 18:51 JST
From left, Crown Princess Kiko, Crown Prince Fumihito, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the New Year Poetry Reading held in the Matsu-no-Ma state room of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 18. (Pool)
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