TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 02: Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, Princess Hisako of Takamado, Princess Hanako of Hitachi, and Prince Hitachi attend the New Year's appearance by the Japanese royal family at the Imperial Palace on January 2, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. The event was held for the first time in three years, following a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool via REUTERS 

TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 02: (L-R) Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, Princess Hisako of Takamado, Princess Hanako of Hitachi, Prince Hitachi, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Empress Emerita Michiko, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Princess Aiko, Crown Prince Fumihito of Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko of Akishino, Princess Kako of Akishino, Princess Yuriko of Mikasa, Princess Nobuko of Mikasa and Princess Akiko of Mikasa during the New Year's appearance by the Japanese royal family at the Imperial Palace on January 2, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. The event was held for the first time in three years, following a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool via REUTERS 

Actors Hanako Footman and Jack Farthing arrive at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in London, Britain December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

Actors Hanako Footman and Jack Farthing arrive at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in London, Britain December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

Jack Farthing and Hanako Footman arrive at the premiere of 'The Lost Daughter' during the BFI film festival in London, Britain, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

(Clockwise from top) Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, House of Representatives speaker Tadamori Oshima, House of Councillors speaker Chuichi Date, House of Representatives vice-speaker Hirotaka Akamatsu, House of Councillors vice-speaker Akira Gunji, Imperial Household Agency chief Shinichiro Yamamoto, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Supreme Court judge Kiyoko Okabe, Supreme Court Chief Justice Itsuro Terada, Princess Hanako and Prince Hitachi attend a meeting of the Imperial Household Council to discuss the timeline for the abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo, Japan December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 

(Clockwise from top) Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, House of Representatives speaker Tadamori Oshima, House of Councillors speaker Chuichi Date, House of Representatives vice-speaker Hirotaka Akamatsu, House of Councillors vice-speaker Akira Gunji, Imperial Household Agency chief Shinichiro Yamamoto, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Supreme Court judge Kiyoko Okabe, Supreme Court Chief Justice Itsuro Terada, Princess Hanako and Prince Hitachi attend a meeting of the Imperial Household Council to discuss the timeline for the abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo, Japan December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 

Japan's Prince Hitachi (R) and his wife Princess Hanako attend a meeting of the Imperial Household Council to discuss the timeline for the abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo, Japan December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 

(Clockwise from top) Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, House of Representatives speaker Tadamori Oshima, House of Councillors speaker Chuichi Date, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Princess Hanako and Prince Hitachi attend a meeting of the Imperial Household Council to discuss the timeline for the abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo, Japan December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 

Japan's Prince Hitachi (2nd R) and his wife Princess Hanako (L) attend a ceremony for Japan's unidentified war dead at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo, Japan May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

Hanako Miyoshi, 82-year-old, exercises with wooden dumbbells during a health promotion event to mark Japan's "Respect for the Aged Day" at a temple in Tokyo September 19, 2011. Many elderly people took part in the event held at Sugamo district, where it is known as "Harajuku for Grannies." REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) 

Hanako Miyake demonstrates Japanese research project team Nerowear's 'Necomimi ' at its promotional event in Tokyo May 8, 2011. The strap-on cat ears have abilities to wiggle, twitch, perk up or flop down by responding to user's brainwaves. According to Nerowear, the machine can tell when users are relaxed and concentrate through the two internal brainwave censors on the device which they also have a plan to develop it as a fashion accessory which allows non-verbal communication. The brainwave-controlled cat ears are raised when a user concentrates and flattened when a user relaxes. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH) 

Hanako Miyake demonstrates Japanese research project team Nerowear's 'Necomimi ' at its promotional event in Tokyo May 8, 2011. The strap-on cat ears have abilities to wiggle, twitch, perk up or flop down by responding to user's brainwaves. According to Nerowear, the machine can tell when users are relaxed and concentrate through the two internal brainwave censors on the device which they also have a plan to develop it as a fashion accessory which allows non-verbal communication. The brainwave-controlled cat ears are raised when a user concentrates and flattened when a user relaxes. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH) 

Hanako Miyake demonstrates Japanese research project team Nerowear's 'Necomimi ' and the table shows her brainwaves at its promotional event in Tokyo May 8, 2011. The strap-on cat ears have abilities to wiggle, twitch, perk up or flop down by responding to user's brainwaves. According to Nerowear, the machine can tell when users are relaxed and concentrate through the two internal brainwave censors on the device which they also have a plan to develop it as a fashion accessory which allows non-verbal communication. The brainwave-controlled cat ears are raised when a user concentrates and flattened when a user relaxes. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH) 

Hanako Miyake demonstrates Japanese research project team Nerowear's 'Necomimi' at its promotional event in Tokyo May 8, 2011, in this combination picture. The strap-on cat ears have abilities to wiggle, twitch, perk up or flop down by responding to user's brainwaves. According to Nerowear, the machine can tell when users are relaxed and concentrate through the two internal brainwave censors on the device which they also have a plan to develop it as a fashion accessory which allows non-verbal communication. The brainwave-controlled cat ears are raised when a user concentrates and flattened when a user relaxes. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH) 

(L-R) Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Hanako Hitachi of Japan and her husband Prince Masahito Hitachi visit the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan and his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi arrive at the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

Princess Hanako Hitachi of Japan attends the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS PROFILE) 

(L-R)Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Hanako Hitachi of Japan, Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan and Hiromu Ozawa, co-Curator, pose for photographers during the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

(L-R)Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Hanako Hitachi of Japan attend the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

(L-R) Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Hanako Hitachi of Japan cut the red ribbon at the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

(L-R) Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Hanako Hitachi of Japan attend the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

Princess Hanako Hitachi of Japan attends the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan and his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi arrive at the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan and his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi arrive at the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan and his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi arrive at the exhibition "Kyoto-Tokyo from Samurais to Mangas" at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier (MONACO - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan (R) and his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi arrive to visit German President Horst Koehler and his wife Eva Luise at their presidential residence Bellevue castle in Berlin, September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY POLITICS ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan (L) and his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi arrive to visit German President Horst Koehler and his wife Eva Luise at their presidential residence Bellevue castle in Berlin, September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY POLITICS ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan (C) signs the guest book beside his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi (2ndL) as they visit German President Horst Koehler (R) and his wife Eva Luise (L) at their presidential residence Bellevue castle in Berlin, September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY POLITICS) 

Japan's Prince Hitachi (L) and Princess Hanako attend a ceremony in Okinawa town, in eastern Santa Cruz June 17, 2009. The Japanese royal couple will visit Okinawa and San Juan, towns founded by Japanese migrants, and meet with Bolivian President Evo Morales during their visit. REUTERS/Daniel Caballero (BOLIVIA POLITICS ROYALS) 

Japan's Prince Hitachi sits in a car upon his arrival with Princess Hanako to Viru Viru airport in the eastern Santa Cruz, June 15, 2009. The Japanese royal couple will visit Okinawa and San Juan, towns founded by Japanese migrants, and meet with Bolivian President Evo Morales during their visit in Bolivia. REUTERS/Daniel Caballero (BOLIVIA POLITICS ROYALS) 

Japan's Princess Hanako (C) sits in her car upon her arrival with Prince Hitachi to Viru Viru airport in the eastern Santa Cruz, June 15, 2009. The Japanese royal couple will visit Okinawa and San Juan, towns founded by Japanese migrants, and meet with Bolivian President Evo Morales during their visit in Bolivia. REUTERS/Daniel Caballero (BOLIVIA POLITICS ROYALS) 

Japan's Princess Hanako holds her hat upon her arrival with Prince Hitachi to Viru Viru airport in the eastern Santa Cruz, June 15, 2009. The Japanese royal couple will visit Okinawa and San Juan, towns founded by Japanese migrants, and meet with Bolivian President Evo Morales during their visit in Bolivia. REUTERS/Daniel Caballero (BOLIVIA POLITICS ROYALS) 

Japan"s Prince Hitachi (R) and Princess Hanako wave upon their arrival to Viru Viru airport in the eastern Santa Cruz, June 15, 2009. The Japanese royal couple will visit Okinawa and San Juan, towns founded by Japanese migrants, and meet with Bolivian President Evo Morales during their visit in Bolivia. REUTERS/Stringer (BOLIVIA POLITICS ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan smiles next to his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi during a ceremony as part of the activities to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Japanese Immigration to Peru, in Lima June 14, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU ROYALS POLITICS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan and his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi wave before a ceremony as part of the activities to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Peru, in Lima June 14, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU POLITICS ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan and his wife, Princess Hanako Hitachi, arrive for a ceremony in Lima June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU POLITICS ROYALS) 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan and his wife Princess Hanako Hitachi wave before a ceremony at the Memorial for the 100th years of the Japanese Immigration to Peru, in Lima June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (LIMA POLITICS ROYALS) 

Kimono-clad artist Hanako Miwa demonstrates her work titled "Yume" at the Art Fair Tokyo 2008 in Tokyo April 3, 2008. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN) 

Kimono-clad artist Hanako Miwa poses next to her work titled "Yume" at Art Fair Tokyo 2008 in Tokyo April 3, 2008. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN) 

Japanese Princess Kiko (L), wife of Emperor Akihito's second son Prince Akishino, watches Empress Michiko (R) as they leave a general meeting of the Japanese Red Cross Society in Tokyo May 25, 2006. Princess Kiko, 39, is expecting her third child, raising hopes that a male heir may be born into the Imperial family for the first time in four decades. Princess Hanako is seen in centre. REUTERS/Toru Hanai 

Japan's Prince Masahito Hitachi (3rd L), accompanied by Princess Hanako (2nd L), greets Salvadoran children at an emergency shelter for flood evacuees in San Salvador October 7, 2005. Prince Hitachi donated $100,000.00 in aid to El Salvador to help some of the thousands of people who have had to leave their homes after torrential rains brought flooding and mudslides. REUTERS/Luis Gldamez 

Japan's Princess Hanako (R) holds a Salvadoran baby at a shelter for flood evacuees in San Salvador October 7, 2005. Prince Masahito Hitachi, Princess Hanako's husband, donated $100,000.00 in aid to El Salvador to help some of the thousands of people who have had to leave their homes after torrential rains brought flooding and mudslides. REUTERS/Luis Gldamez PP05100128 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan (L) and his wife, Princess Hanako Hitachi, visit the National University (UNAM) in Managua October 5, 2005. Hitachi and his wife, Princess Hanako Hitachi, are visiting Nicaragua from October 2-5. The visit is timed to coincide with the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nicaragua and Japan. REUTERS/Antonio Aragon. 

Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos (L) and Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan meet at the Presidential House in Managua October 3, 2005. Hitachi and his wife, Princess Hanako Hitachi, are visiting Nicaragua from October 2-5. The visit is timed to coincide with the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nicaragua and Japan. Picture taken October 3, 2005. REUTERS/Casa Presidencial/Handout 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan looks through 3D glasses during his visit to Nicaraguan Institute Territorial Studies in Managua, October 3, 2005. Hitachi and his wife, princess Hanako Hitachi, are visiting Nicaragua from October 2 to 5. The visit is timed to coincide with the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nicaragua and Japan. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan visits the Nicaraguan Institute Territorial Studies in Managua October 3, 2005. Hitachi and his wife, Princess Hanako Hitachi, are visiting Nicaragua from October 2-5. The visit is timed to coincide with the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nicaragua and Japan. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas 

Prince Masahito Hitachi of Japan and his wife, princess Hanako Hitachi, visit the Nicaraguan Institute Territorial Studies in Managua October 3, 2005. Hitachi and his wife, are visiting Nicaragua from October 2-5. The visit is timed to coincide with the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nicaragua and Japan. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas 

Japanese students wave flags welcoming Prince Masahito Hitachi and Princes Hanako Hitachi in the old part of Panama City April 24, 2001. The royalts arrived in Panama on April 22.

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Japanese Prince Masahito Hitachi waves as he walks with Princes Hanako Hitachi in the old part of Panama City April 24, 2001. The royals arrived in Panama on April 22.

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Japanese Prince Masahito Hitachi (C) and Princes Hanako Hitachi are greated by Japanese students in the old part of Panama City April 24, 2001. The royals arrived in Panama on April 22.

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) speaks with elementary school student Hanako Takada, 12, over a video phone at his official residence in Tokyo September 12, 2000. Takada sent a letter to Mori after her Sakuragaoka elementary school in Fukaya, Saitama prefecture, collected one million yen (about 9,434 USD) by gathering aluminum cans for a charity fund to build a school in Nepal.

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Japanese imperial Prince and Princess Massa and Hanako Hitachi pose during a visit at the oceanographical museum of Monaco, March 25.[ Prince Hitachi, Japanese Emperor Aki Hito's brother and his wife are on a three-day visit in Monte Carlo. ]
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Japanese imperial Prince and Princess Massa and Hanako Hitachi pose during a visit at the oceanographical museum of Monaco, March 25. Prince Hitachi, Japanese Emperor Aki Hito's brother and his wife are on a three-day visit in Monte Carlo.

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Japanese Prince Masahito Hitachi (R), the brother of Emperor Akihito, receives the medal of the city of Athens by Mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos March 19. Prince Hitachi and wife Hanako arrived in Athens for a five-day official visit, the first ever made by members of the Japanese imperial family.

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Japanese Princess Hanako Hitachi waves to photographers after have visited the tomb of unknown soldier in Athens March 19. Prince Masahito Hitachi and wife Hanako arrived in Athens for a five-day official visit, the first ever made by members of the Japanese imperial family.

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Japanese Prince Masahito Hitachi (L), the brother of Emperor Akihito, is welcomed by the Mayor of Athens Dimitris Avramopoulos March 19. Prince Hitachi and wife Hanako arrived in Athens for a five-day official visit, the first ever made by members of the Japanese imperial family.

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Ninety-year-old atomic-bomb survivor Hanako Matsuno, on a wheelchair assisted by her daughter, offers a prayer for victims of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima during World War Two in 1945 at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, western Japan August 6. Matsuno lost her husband, first son and mother by the bombing. More than 200,000 people were killed in the bombing.

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Hanako Matsuno, 90-year-old atomic-bomb survivor on a wheelchair assisted by her daughter, offers a prayer for victims of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima during World War Two in 1945 at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, western Japan August 6. Matsuno lost her husband, first son and mother in the bombing. More than 200,000 people were killed by the bombing.

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Japanese Prince Hitachi (L) and Princess Hanako observe the antique armour of a Japanese warrior during a visit at the National Arts Museum in Santiago, September 23. The couple is in Chile on an official four-day visit to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Japan and Chile.

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