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Bookmark or Share- Akihito: The Japanese emperor with the human touch - BBCEmperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk with evacuees from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami Japanese people had never seen an emperor behave like this before. To conservatives it was a shock.
- How Emperor Akihito’s ‘love match’ won over Japan | CNNAssociated Press. Michiko Shoda, now known as Empress Michiko, departs her home for the Imperial Palace in the early hours of April 10, 1959, the day of her marriage to Crown Prince Akihito....
- How Public Criticism Has Affected Japan's Royal Women - The New York TimesNearly three decades ago, Empress Michiko lost the ability to speak after public carping about her supposed shortcomings as the wife of Emperor Akihito.
- Empress Emerita Michiko turns 89 - The Japan TimesEmpress Emerita Michiko, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, turned 89 on Friday. An event to celebrate her birthday will be held in a simplified manner at Sento Gosho for the second consecutive...
- Empress Michiko - WikipediaMichiko (美智子, born Michiko Shōda [正田 美智子 Shōda Michiko] on 20 October 1934) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan. She was Empress of Japan as the wife of Akihito , the 125th Emperor of Japan reigning from 7 January 1989 to 30 April 2019.
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