2019 New Year's General Visit at the Imperial Palace
January 2, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C, L) and Empress Michiko (C, R) accompanied by Imperial family members wave to wellwishers gathered for New Year's greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Some 154,000 people visited the Imperial Palace on the day to congratulate the Imperial family for the New Year. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) LWX -ytd-