FILE PHOTO: Japan's Crown Princess Masako (L) is seen with her husband Crown Prince Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan December 3, 2002. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have brought a more relaxed touch to one of the world's oldest monarchies, chatting in English with foreign visitors, laughing with children and even playing with dogs.
They are Japan's first imperial couple with university degrees, to speak several languages and to have years of experience of living abroad - when the emperor even did his own laundry.
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