1.   Along with Akishino, the imperial couple also has a daughter, Princess Sayako, who has yet to marry.

2.   Besides Belem, the imperial couple will also visit Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Sao Paulo, Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro.

3.   Bowing deeply, the imperial couple faced an eternal flame that burns under a small arch.

4.   Flanked by high-ranking Imperial Household Agency officials, including Grand Chamberlain Makoto Watanabe, the soft-spoken imperial couple fielded questions asked in stiffly formal Japanese.

5.   Imperial couple feted by samba group on last stop of Brazil tour.

6.   Spontaneous contact with ordinary Japanese citizens is rare for the imperial couple, who spend most of their time presiding at ceremonial events or cloistered at the palace.

7.   The Clintons had already had two separate encounters with the imperial couple earlier in the day.

8.   The Clintons, to be polite, had to reciprocate and pay a courtesy call on the imperial couple.

9.   The imperial couple arrived from Brazil where they toured six cities.

10.   The imperial couple visited the former battle site in February last year.