Person

Michiko

Acting · Born 1934-10-20 · Tokyo, Japan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michiko (born Michiko Shōda, 20 October 1934) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who served as the Empress consort 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 the Crown Princess of Japan in 1959. She was the first commoner and the first member of a religious minority (her family is Roman Catholic) to marry into the Japanese Imperial Family. She has three children with her husband. Her elder son, Naruhito, is the current emperor to the Chrysanthemum Throne. As crown princess and later as empress consort, she has become the most visible and widely travelled imperial consort in Japanese history. Upon Emperor Akihito's abdication, Michiko received the new title of Jōkōgō, or Empress Emerita.

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  Willem-Alexander & Máxima

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  Enthronement Ceremony - November 12, 1990

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  Empress Michiko, the Strength of the Reed

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  Kōtaishi go fusai no Ajia ryokō

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  Death of Emperor Showa

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• 2026Willem-Alexander & MáximaSelf (archive footage)
• 2021Empress Michiko, the Strength of the ReedSelf (archive footage)
• 2019Emperor AkihitoSelf (archive footage)
• 1990Enthronement Ceremony - November 12, 1990Self (Empress of Japan)
• 1989Death of Emperor ShowaSelf (New Empress)
• 1962Kōtaishi go fusai no Ajia ryokōself