A girl holds the national flag on the shoulder of her father while awaiting for the apperance of royal family at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on January 2, 2012. Emperor Akihito and his family greeted well-wishers in customary New Year public apperances. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
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