Japan's Princess Aiko, daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, celebrates as her team won a relay race during an annual autumn sports event at her Gakushuin elementary school in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Japan's Princess Aiko, daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, celebrates as her team won a relay race during an annual autumn sports event at her Gakushuin elementary school in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009.

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  2. Japan's Crown Princess Masako smiles with Crown Prince Naruhito, their daughter Princess Aiko and their pet dog Yuri in the common room of their Togu Palace residence in Tokyo November 22, 2009, in this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. Crown Princess Masako celebrates her 46th birthday on December 9, 2009. Picture taken November 22, 2009.
  3. Japan's Crown Princess Masako plays a board game with Crown Prince Naruhito and their daughter Princess Aiko in the common room of their Togu Palace residence in Tokyo November 22, 2009, in this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. Crown Princess Masako celebrates her 46th birthday on December 9, 2009. Picture taken November 22, 2009.
  4. Japan's Crown Princess Masako smiles with Crown Prince Naruhito, their daughter Princess Aiko and their pet dog Yuri at the common room of their Togu Palace residence in Tokyo November 22, 2009, in this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. Crown Princess Masako celebrates her 46th birthday on December 9, 2009. Picture taken November 22, 2009.
  5. Japan's Masako Hozumi skates during the women's 3000-meter event at the Essent ISU World Cup speedskating competition in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
  6. Princess Aiko (C) practices how to write kanji, or Chinese characters used in Japanese writing, as her parents, Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako look on at the common room in their residence Togu Palace in Tokyo November 22, 2009, in this photo released on December 1, 2009 by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. Aiko celebrates her eighth birthday December 1, 2009.
  7. Princess Aiko (C) listens to her mother Crown Princess Masako (R) during her practice of kanji, or Chinese characters used in Japanese writing, as her father Crown Prince Naruhito looks on, at the common room in their residence Togu Palace in Tokyo November 22, 2009, in this photo released on December 1, 2009 by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. Aiko celebrates her eighth birthday December 1, 2009.
  8. Princess Aiko uses an eraser as she practices how to write kanji, or Chinese characters used in Japanese writing, at the common room in her residence Togu Palace in Tokyo November 22, 2009, in this photo released on December 1, 2009 by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. Aiko, the daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, celebrates her eighth birthday December 1, 2009.
  9. Masako Tokeshi of Japan drops the weights as she makes an unsuccessful attempt in the women's 58kg Group A weightlifting snatch competition at the World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, north of Seoul, November 23, 2009.
  10. In this Nov. 22, 2009 photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Crown Princess Masako, right, smiles with Crown Prince Naruhito, left, their daughter Princess Aiko, center, and their pet dog Yuri at the common room in their residence Togu Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Masako celebrates her 46th birthday Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009.
  11. In this Nov. 22, 2009 photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Crown Princess Masako, right, smiles with Crown Prince Naruhito, left, their daughter Princess Aiko, center, and their pet dog Yuri at the common room in their residence Togu Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Masako celebrates her 46th birthday Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009.
  12. In this Nov. 22, 2009 photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Crown Princess Masako, right, plays a board game with Crown Prince Naruhito, left, their daughter Princess Aiko at the common room in their residence Togu Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Masako celebrates her 46th birthday Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009.
  13. In this Nov. 22, 2009 photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Princess Aiko practices how to write kanji, or Chinese characters used in Japanese writing, at the common room in her residence Togu Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Aiko, the daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, celebrates her eighth birthday Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009.
  14. In this Nov. 22, 2009 photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Princess Aiko, center, listens to her mother Crown Princess Masako as she practices writing kanji, or Chinese characters used in Japanese writing, while her father Crown Prince Naruhito looks on at the common room in their residence Togu Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Aiko celebrates her eighth birthday Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009.
  15. In this Nov. 22, 2009 photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Princess Aiko practices how to write kanji, or Chinese characters used in Japanese writing, as her parents, Crown Prince Naruhito, left, and Crown Princess Masako look on at the common room in their residence Togu Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Aiko celebrates her eighth birthday Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009.
  16. HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS - NOVEMBER 15: Masako Hozumi, Nao Kodaira and Maki Tabata of Japan compete in the team pursuit during the Essent ISU speed skating World Cup at the Thialf Stadium on November 15, 2009 in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

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