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Empress Masako Emperor Naruhito’s first harvest ritual called Daijosai, or great thanksgiving festival, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

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Empress Masako Emperor Naruhito’s first harvest ritual called Daijosai, or great thanksgiving festival, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo
Tokyo: Japan's Empress Masako, center, attends Emperor Naruhito's first harvest ritual called Daijosai, or great thanksgiving festival, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, early Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Emperor Naruhito performed a secretive and controversial ritual Thursday, a once-in-a-reign event to give thanks for good harvests, pray for the peace and safety of the nation and play host to his family’s ancestral gods. AP/PTI(AP11_15_2019_000042B)