An heir is born

AP

Japanese rightists march with a congratulatory banner in front of the imperial palace in Tokyo.	Children prepare to fly a carp streamer to celebrate the birth of a boy in the Japanese imperial family in central Tokyo.
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to wellwishers during their visit in Sapporo, northern Japan.	Japanese Prince Akishino and his daughters, Princess Mako, left, and Princess Kako arrive at Aiiku hospital in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006.
Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko chat as they send off Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, unseen, at Tokyo International airport in Tokyo in this May 7, 2005 file photo.	Japan's Empress Michiko wave from a limousine to well-wishers in Sapporo, northern Japan.
Young Japanese women read an extra reporting the birth of new prince in Tokyo.	Customers shop at a confectionery shop in Tokyo, where a sign to celebrate the birth of Princess Kiko's baby is placed Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006.
Journalists pack in front of a Tokyo's hospital where Princess Kiko has been hospitalized early Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 before the princess gives birth.