Empress Michiko
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Michiko is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who has been the Empress Emerita of Japan since 1 May 2019. She was the Empress of Japan as the wife of Akihito, the 125th Emperor of Japan reigning
Michiko in 2016
Michiko in 1940
Wedding portrait with Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun, 10 April 1959
A Japanese stamp commemorating the imperial wedding
Naruhito
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Naruhito is Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019 following the abdication of his father, Akihito. He is the 126th monarch, according to the traditional order of succe
Empress Michiko
…became Crown Princess of Japan in 1959. She was the first commoner 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…
Naruhito in 2025
Naruhito in February 1961
Prince Naruhito, aged 9, with his parents and siblings, 1969
The newly married crown prince and crown princess in traditional court dress, with the prince wearing a sokutai, the princess a jūnihitoe (1993)