Editor's note: Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary on Wednesday, marking six decades of a marriage that helped modernize the monarchy.
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enjoy viewing weeping cherry trees in full bloom at Kyoto Gyoen National Garden in Kyoto, Japan, March 27, 2019. [Photo/IC]
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leave the Imperial Palace for the celebration parade of his enthronement, Nov 12, 1990. [Photo/IC]
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko stroll on the beach near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 19, 2018. [Photo/IC]
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko depart from Tokyo by a bullet train bound for Kyoto and Nara at Tokyo Station in Tokyo, March 25, 2019. [Photo/IC]
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leave the Matsu-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace after a ceremony in which the emperor and empress receive New Year's greetings from other members of the imperial family and lawmakers, Jan 1, 2015. [Photo/IC]
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enjoy tennis at the mountain resort of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, Aug 24, 2010. [Photo/IC]
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko pick an apple at an apple orchard in Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, Sept 25, 2014. [Photo/IC]
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko take a stroll on a beach near the Hayama Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Feb 5, 2014. [Photo/IC]
