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Children wave Vietnamese and Japanese flags as the motorcade of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko drives by in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday. The imperial couple arrived in Hanoi for a goodwill visit.

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Ah, the manufactured photo ops. If I were that kid in the middle, I'd be happy I got the free flag.

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@Dogdog - Spot on. The young lady in red looks thrilled. Gotta love the kids !

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Dog, do they even know or care who the emperor is? I think a free flag gives kids heaps of joy.

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@Jalapeno I agree, when I was that age I didn't know what Japan was let alone what an Emperor was..

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maybe most of these kids fathers are over their 70s hehehe

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Dog, did anything I say indicate I was against the kids enjoying themselves? Facts are facts, the kids were planted there to show enthusiasm for the emperor, but in reality, I could have shown up in a motorcade and the kids would have been excited. It's a PR stunt, brutha. Just sayin'

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