Japanese Royals Celebrate The New Year

TOKYO - JANUARY 02: (L-R) Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to the well-wishers celebrating the New Year at the Imperial Palace on January 2, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. About 52,000 people visited the Imperial Palace in the morning to celebrate the New Year with the Japanese Imperial Family. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)