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 Kogo - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Empress Michiko was born in Tokyo, the eldest daughter of Hidesaburo Shoda, president and later honorary chairman of Nisshin Flour Milling Company, and his wife, Fumiko Soejima.
Some traditionalists opposed the engagement, and it was widely rumored that the Empress Kojun also was against her son's engagement.
When the dowager empress died in 2000, Reuters news agency reported that she had bullied her effervescent new daughter-in-law into a rumored nervous breakdown in the early 1960s.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Kogo   (649 words)

  
 Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun
The Empress Kojun was born on 6 March 1903 in the Azabu district of Tokyo, the eldest daughter of Late Prince Kuniyoshi of Kuni and was given the name Nagako.
Empress Kojun counted painting, calligraphy and poetry among her pastimes, and Her Majestyfs paintings and poetry were published and also displayed in exhibitions.
On becoming Empress Dowager upon the death of Emperor Showa on 7 January 1989, Empress Kojun was often visited by members of the Imperial Family, including Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress and spent quiet days recollecting the days she spent with Emperor Showa.
www.kunaicho.go.jp /esyouwa/esyouwa.html   (788 words)

  
 Empress Kojun | Restaurant Manager 1 Empress Drive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Pandoras Box
Empress Nagako could barely manage the fact that the new royal was a commoner; the second break from centuries of tradition was the last straw.
The Empress often had a wonderful smile for the general public but, privately, she was haughtily aware of her background and disdainfully contemptuous of even the smallest restriction on imperial rights.
The Empress didn’t always adapt well to the changes – and she definitely was a martinet – but she was also one of the best examples of the multi-layered, dichotomous undercurrents running through the Imperial Family, their situation, the conflict with the past, and their uneasy adjustment to their modern, post-war life.
www.etoile.co.uk /Columns/PandorasBox/041207.html   (3356 words)

  
 The Emperor of Japan and Members of the Imperial Family
Olav (Norway), the elder son of the late Emperor Shôwa (Hirohito) and Empress Kojun (Nagako), was born on 23 December 1933 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
In January 1989, the Empress succeeded her mother-in-law, the Empress Kojun, as the honorary president of the Japan Red Cross.
The second son of the late Emperor Shôwa and Empress Kojun and the younger brother of the current Emperor, Prince Hitachi is currently third in line to the throne (following the Crown Prince and Prince Akishino).
www.geocities.com /jtaliaferro.geo/imphous.html   (3737 words)

  
 Empress Kojun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Her Imperial Majesty Empress Kojun of Japan was born Princess Kuni Nagako (jp: 久邇宮良子女王 kuni no miya nagako joō) (March 6, 1903 - June 16, 2000).
She was the consort of the Showa Emperor, and mother of HIM the Emperor Akihito.
She was Crown Princess from 26 January 1924 to 25 December 1926, Empress from 26 December 1925 to 7 January 1989, and Empress Dowager from 7 January 1989 to 16 June 2000.
www.godseye.com /stat/en/e/m/p/Empress_Kojun_da0f.html   (558 words)

  
 JapanDiscovery: Japanese Monarchy | japanese emperor, japanese monarchy
The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kõgõ), the empress dowager (kõtaigõ), the grand empress dowager (tai-kõtaigõ), the crown prince (kõtaishi) and his consort, the imperial grandson who is heir apparent (kõtaison) and his consort, the shinnõ and their consorts, the naishinnõ, the õ and their consorts, and the nyoõ.
The legitimate children and male line grandchildren of an emperor are shinnõ (imperial princes) in the case of males and naishinnõ (imperial princesses) in the case of females.
The Empress, formerly Miss Shoda Michiko, was born in Tokyo on 24 October 1934, the eldest daughter of the late Mr.
www.japandiscovery.com /people/monarchy/current_members.html   (1019 words)

  
 Japan Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His Imperial Majesty AKIHITO, the 125th Emperor of Japan, the elder son of the late Emperor Shôwa (Hirohito) and Empress Kojun (Nagako), was born on 23 December 1933 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
Her Imperial Majesty MICHIKO, Empress of Japan, (Michiko Kogo),, is the eldest daughter of the late Mr.
She became empress upon the death of Emperor Shôwa on 7 January 1989.
www.sbceo.k12.ca.us /~vms/carlton/JapanEmperor.html   (443 words)

  
 Brunei
He is the eldest son and the fifth child of the Emperor Hirohito and the Empress Kojun (Nagako).
The Empress Michiko was born on Oct 20, 1934.
The Emperor and the Empress are interested in promoting the quality of life of the disabled, older persons, and children.
www.nationmultimedia.com /specials/60thking/japan.php   (433 words)

  
 Imperial Household - Japan's Imperial Family
The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kogo), the empress dowager (kotaigo), the grand empress dowager (go-kotaigo), the crown prince (kotaishi) and his consort, the imperial grandson who is heir apparent (kotaison) and his consort, the shinno and their consorts, the naishinno, the o and their consorts, and the nyoo.
The legitimate children and male line grandchildren of an emperor are shinno (imperial princes) in the case of males and naishinno (imperial princesses) in the case of females.
If the empress did not give birth to an heir, the emperor could take a concubine, and the son he had by that concubine would be recognized as heir to the throne.
www.japan-101.com /government/imperial_household_japan.htm   (1924 words)

  
 Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
Empress Michiko was born in Tokyo on 20 October 1934 as the first daughter of Hidesaburo and Fumiko Shoda.
Since the Enthronement in 1989, the Emperor, together with the Empress, has been discharging a wide variety of official duties in relation to his position as the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend the Festival for the Cherished Sea in Kyoto Prefecture.
www.kunaicho.go.jp /e03/ed03-01.html   (3079 words)

  
 Imperial House of Japan - encyclopedia article about Imperial House of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His Imperial Majesty The Emperor (Akihito) was born at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 23 December 1933, the elder son and sixth child of the Shōwa Emperor and Empress Kōjun (Nagako).
The Empress, formerly Miss Shoda Michiko, was born in Tokyo on 24 October 1930, the eldest daughter of the late Mr.
His Imperial Highness The Crown Prince (Naruhito), the eldest son of the Emperor and the Empress, was born at the Tsugo Palace in Tokyo on 23 February 1960.
www.dr-science.org /wiki/Imperial_Household_of_Japan   (2324 words)

  
 Prince Higashikuni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Prince Naruhiko was born in Kyoto, the ninth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko (Kuni no miya Asahiko Shinnō) and the court lady Terao Utako.
Prince Naruhiko was a half-brother of Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi, the father of the future Empress Kōjun, the wife of Emperor Showa.
Higashikuni Morihiro from October 1947) (6 May 1916 – 1 February 1969), married Princess Shigeko (9 December 1925 – 23 June 1961), the eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kojun.
www.tocatch.info /en/Higashikuni_Naruhiko.htm   (825 words)

  
 Akihito - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Akihito is the eldest son and the fifth child of the Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the Empress Kojun (Nagako).
The Emperor and Empress Michiko of Japan have made official visits to 18 countries, as well as all 47 Prefectures of Japan.
The emperor and the empress have three children:
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Akihito   (633 words)

  
 Empress Kojun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Empress Kōjun of Japan was born Princess Kuni Nagako (Japanese: 久邇宮良子女王 kuni no miya nagako joō) (March 6, 1903 - June 16, 2000).
The Empress Nagako, known posthumously as Empress Kōjun (香淳皇后, kōjun kōgō
Empress Kōjun (Nagako) at her coronation ceremony 1928
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_Kojun   (597 words)

  
 . . . thrown.off.balance . . . Liminal.Elysian @ eternalmotiondotcom
This is the Kyuden Totei Plaza, and in the center on the balcony is where the emperor and empress receive greetings of visitors on new year's day and on the emperor's birthday.
It was built in 1966 to honor the Empress Kojun.
The next photo is of the remains of one of the ramparts of Edo Castle.
www.eternalmotion.com /liminal   (3464 words)

  
 Nagako - Empress and later Empress Dowager of Japan
Nagako - Empress and later Empress Dowager of Japan
Princess Nagako (Nagako Nyoo), was born on 6 March 1903 in Tokyo, the eldest daughter of Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi (Kuni no miya Kuniyoshi o, b.
Look forward to more links, resources, and shopping information as we are currently updating this section.
www.japan-101.com /government/nagako.htm   (579 words)

  
 MCOT : TNA English News :
Princess Sayako, 36, who is popularly known as Princess Nori, is the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.
She will have to relinquish her royal title following her marriage to Kuroda, 40, who is a commoner, in accordance with the Imperial House Law.
As one of the rituals leading up to the wedding, the princess visited the mausoleums of her grandparents, Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun, in Hachioji, western Tokyo on Thursday morning.
etna.mcot.net /query.php?nid=16643   (352 words)

  
 Embassy of Japan in Thailand
In September 1987, Thailand and Japan celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Japan to attend the funeral of Her Imperial Majesty the Empress Kojun in July 2000 and visited Japan to attend Gakushuin University's Honorary Doctrate Degree Conferment Ceremony in October 2001 and also Her Royal Highness Princess Chulaborn Valailak made a private visit to Japan.
www.th.emb-japan.go.jp /en/relation/index.htm   (1586 words)

  
 Japan
Emperor Ninko by Masako, daughter of Fujiwara Sanemitsu, zo-sadaijin; made the legal son of Chogo Shin Koga-In, chief consort of Emperor Ninko) *1831 †1867 I 9, allegedly from smallpox; declared Crown Pr 1840; the 121
Emperor of Japan 1846 × Asako (Asako Nyogo) *1834 I 1, Kyoto †1897 I 11, Tokyo; granted the title Empress Dowager by Emperor Meiji 1868; posthumously known as Empress Dowager Eisho; daughter of Kujo Naotada, kwampuko
Emperor of Japan) 1989 I 7, enthroned 1990 XI 25 (Imperial Palace, Tokyo) × 1959 IV 10 (Imperial Palace, Tokyo) Michiko *1934 X 24, Tokyo; Crown Pss from 1959 IV 10 to 1989 I 7, now The Empress; elder daughter of the late Mr.
www.polbox.com /f/felixpp/japan2.htm   (2975 words)

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