On MARCH 31, 2011, The Star published a poignant photograph showing Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in a kneeling position on the floor talking to an elderly woman seated on the floor with her husband kneeling beside her.
This was not long after the devastating tsunami. The royal couple was on a visit to an evacuation shelter and thoughtfully put aside palace protocol.
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