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REUTERS/Itsuo Inouye

Saturday 14th March, 04:39 PM JST

Crown Prince Naruhito bids farewell to his daughter Princess Aiko as Crown Princess Masako looks on at the entrance of their Togu Palace residence in Tokyo on Saturday, before his departure for Turkey.

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gyouza at 11:00 PM JST - 14th March

'king R soles

Nothing wrong with anyone in the picture, but amateur commentators are really crass.

Please post the best pictures of yourself here so we can view please. I'm certain that you are all absolutely gorgeous.
pathat at 11:16 PM JST - 14th March

If she hadn't married into the Imperial family, she might very well be U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's counterpart in Japan's Foreign Ministry today.

One hopes she is able to find solace in raising her daughter and the partial relief that must give her from the tentacles of the Imperial Household Agency.
Sarge at 11:20 PM JST - 14th March

I agree with Gyouza.
wtfdude at 02:36 AM JST - 15th March

I can recommend them a couple of good dentists.
obaachan at 04:30 AM JST - 15th March

Can anybody explain to me why Americans are so obsessed with teeth ?
tclh at 04:48 AM JST - 15th March

In the West ,people are all brainwashed into believing in "perfect", white teeth, from news readers, models to movie stars,or school children. If you refuse to believe in "perfect", white teeth , the chance is your children... WILL BE and nothing you can do about it.And that is why orthodontics are making too much money these days.Ofcourse when you are so familiar with the look of "perfect" teeth ,Masako's teeth will obviously appear in need of orthodontics's service, even her teeth are all strong and healthy.
grafton at 06:53 AM JST - 15th March

obaachan at 04:30 AM JST - 15th March “Can anybody explain to me why Americans are so obsessed with teeth ?”

My guess would be that a society with very little depth only judges others on the very superficial level of image. Whatever anybody might think of this one picture this is obviously a close family & that alone is something special.
USARonin at 07:08 AM JST - 15th March

Obaasan and Grafton, most of the mean-spirited comments about the family in this photo regardin' teeth or anything else are not bein' made by Americans.

Once you know the players you'll know this is typical of many threads.
grafton at 08:37 AM JST - 15th March

USARonin at 07:08 AM JST - 15th March

Have just re-read the above posts & will therefore apologise to you, because “dentist” is used more than “orthodontist” & it was the later word the triggered my reaction.
Blue_Tiger at 05:35 PM JST - 15th March

This is a good photo, but it begs the questgion:

"Why aren't the wife and daughter going with the Crown Prince?"

At any rate, yes, Crownprincess Aiko does love her Daddy, and Masako loves Aiko's Daddy, too: 'Tis evident in both of their eyes and faces...
shiuu at 06:36 PM JST - 15th March

It's not like everyone and their brother didn't see it coming, but ... damn ... royal marriage sure has not been kind to Masako.
peachy871 at 07:01 PM JST - 15th March

A happy moment for an otherwise "stuck in their cages" family. It's beautiful to see the obvious love here!
jeffrey at 12:43 AM JST - 17th March

pathat at 11:16 PM JST - 14th March If she hadn't married into the Imperial family, she might very well be U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's counterpart in Japan's Foreign Ministry today.

Exactly.

shiuu at 06:36 PM JST - 15th March It's not like everyone and their brother didn't see it coming, but ... damn ... royal marriage sure has not been kind to Masako.

I had the same reaction. She looks horrible and once was an attractive woman.
hepy1 at 04:15 PM JST - 21st March

wow what a happy family, sure because they are a prince and princes of japan, good emperor family.
OhioDonna at 12:09 AM JST - 25th March

The little Princess has similar facial features as her mother. I love the way she is looking at her father. You can tell she is Daddy's little girl.