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 at University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo. She is the eldest daughter of Hidesaburo Shōda and Fumiko Soejima, 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