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CASTEL GANDOLFO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Pope John Paul II meets Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan on the terrace of his summer residence overlooking the lake of Albano residence on September 3, 1993 in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

CASTEL GANDOLFO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03:  Pope John Paul II meets Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan on the terrace of his summer residence overlooking the lake of Albano residence  on September 3, 1993 in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.  (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)