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Michiko
美智子
Michiko in 2016
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure
7 January 1989 – 30 April 2019
Enthronement
12 November 1990
Born
Michiko Shōda (正田 美智子) (1934-10-20) 20 October 1934 (age 89) University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo City, Japan
Spouse
Akihito
(m. 1959)
Issue
Naruhito, Emperor of Japan
Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
Sayako Kuroda
House
Imperial House of Japan (by marriage)
Father
Hidesaburō Shōda
Mother
Fumiko Soejima
Religion
Shinto
Japanese imperial family
The Emperor The Empress
Princess Toshi
The Emperor Emeritus The Empress Emerita
The Crown Prince Akishino The Crown Princess Akishino
Princess Kako of Akishino
Prince Hisahito of Akishino
The Prince Hitachi The Princess Hitachi
The Princess Mikasa
Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
Princess Akiko of Mikasa
Princess Yōko of Mikasa
The Princess Takamado
Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
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Michiko (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.
Michiko married Crown Prince Akihito and became Crown Princess of Japan in 1959. She was the first commoner[1] to marry into the Japanese imperial family. She has three children with her husband: Naruhito, Fumihito, and Sayako. Her elder son, Naruhito, is the current emperor. As crown princess and later as empress consort, she has become the most visible and widely travelled imperial consort in Japanese history. Upon Akihito's abdication, Michiko received the new title of Jōkōgō (上皇后), or Empress Emerita.[2]
^Herbert P. Bix, Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan, 2000 (ISBN 978-0-06-019314-0)
^"Government panel outlines proposals on Emperor's abdication, titles". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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