In this picture released by the Imperial Household Agency on January 1, 2011, Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Prince Akishino, Prince Hisahito, Princess Kiko (L-R in front row) and Princess Mako, Aiko and Kako (L-R in back row) pose for the annual official photo session for the new year at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in this December 14, 2010 picture.

Prince Akishino (R) poses for a photo with his wife Princess Kiko (L) and their children, Princess Mako (2nd R) Princess Kako, (top) and Prince Hisahito in the Akasaka Imperial Palace compound in this handout photo taken in Tokyo November 7, 2010. Akishino, second son of Emperor Akihito, turned 45 on November 30. Picture taken November 7, 2010.