Masahito, Prince Hitachi
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Masahito, Prince Hitachi is a member of the Imperial House of Japan, the younger brother of Emperor emeritus Akihito and the paternal uncle of Emperor Naruhito. He is the second son and sixth born chi
Masahito in 2019
With his younger sister Princess Takako (1952)
Prince Hitachi and Princess Hanako with Queen Juliana, Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus (at the Soestdijk Palace, 1965)
The current succession to the Japanese throne is governed by the Imperial Household Law, which stipulate agnatic primogeniture. Japanese government publicly responded to criticism from a committee of
Masahito, Prince Hitachi
…Akihito and the paternal uncle of Emperor Naruhito. He is the second son and sixth born child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun and is third and last in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne. He is mainly known for philanthropic activities and his research on the causes of cancer. Born at Tokyo Imperial Palace…
Amaterasu, the mythical ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
Emperor Jimmu, whose legitimate male patrilineal descendants are entitled to succeed
Emperor Naruhito, the present monarch