Empress Michiko
Michiko (美智子 Michiko), formerly Michiko Shōda (正田美智子 Shōda Michiko, born 20 October 1934), is the wife of Japan's Emperor Akihito.[1]
Early lifeEdit
Michiko Shōda was born in Tokyo. She is the eldest daughter of Hidesaburo Shōda (1904–1999), president and later honorary chairman of Nisshin Flour Milling Company.[1]
In 1957, she earned a BA degree at the University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo.[2]
MarriageEdit
Shōda married Crown Prince Akihito in 1959.[1]
When she married, she became Crown Princess Michiko. She became Empress Michiko in 1989 when her husband became Emperor.
Empress Michiko is the mother of two sons and a daughter.[1]
| Name | Birth | Marriage | Children | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naruhito, Emperor of Japan | 23 February 1960 | 9 June 1993 | Masako Owada | Princess Toshi |
| Fumihito, Prince Akishino | 30 November 1965 | 29 June 1990 | Kiko Kawashima | Princess Mako of Akishino Princess Kako of Akishino Prince Hisahito of Akishino |
| Sayako, Princess Nori | 18 April 1969 | 15 November 2005 | Yoshiki Kuroda | |
HealthEdit
In August 2019, it was revealed that she was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in July 2019.[3] Empress Michiko had cancer surgery in September of the year.[3]
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Michiko" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 627.
- ↑ Hoover, Willian D. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Postwar Japan, p. 16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Japan's ex-Empress Michiko has early stage breast cancer". ABC News. August 9, 2019.
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Empress Michiko at Wikimedia Commons
- Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress at Kunaicho.go.jp
- "Empress Michiko turns 77, and is feeling her age" at Asahi.com