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Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino pays tribute to early Japanese settlers during a wreath laying ceremony at the Japanese Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino, the younger daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, is on an 11-day tour of Brazil.
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Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a welcome ceremony at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a welcome ceremony at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a welcome ceremony at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a welcome ceremony at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino receives a bouquet of flowers from a girl during a meeting at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino receives a bouquet of flowers from a girl during a meeting at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino arrives to the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino arrives to the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino arrives to Congress for a session in her honor by the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino arrives to Congress for a session in her honor by the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japanese Princess Kako of Akishino is received by Sao Paulo Gov. Tarcisio de Freitas at the Bandeirantes Palace in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japanese Princess Kako of Akishino is received by Sao Paulo Gov. Tarcisio de Freitas at the Bandeirantes Palace in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino speaks during a Congress session in her honor at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino speaks during a Congress session in her honor at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a meeting with Brazil’s Japanese community at the Japanese Embassy in Brasilia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a meeting with Brazil’s Japanese community at the Japanese Embassy in Brasilia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a meeting with Brazil’s Japanese community at the Japanese Embassy in Brasilia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a meeting with Brazil’s Japanese community at the Japanese Embassy in Brasilia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino greets members of Brazil’s Japanese community during a meeting at the Japanese Embassy in Brasilia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino greets members of Brazil’s Japanese community during a meeting at the Japanese Embassy in Brasilia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a tree planting ceremony at the Japanese Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino attends a tree planting ceremony at the Japanese Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino feeds carp in a pond at the Japanese Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino feeds carp in a pond at the Japanese Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)