2018 General New Year's visit to the Imperial Palace, His Majesty wishes the people peace and tranquility.
January 2, 2018, Tokyo, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), accompanied by Empress Michiko (R) and Crown Prince Naruhito (L) waves to wellwishers gathered for New Year's greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Some 126,000 people visited the Imperial Palace on the day to congratulate the Imperial family for the New Year. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) LWX -ytd-