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	Pandoras Box
		Michiko was the first commoner ever to marry an Emperor, in a marriage that was a huge break from tradition.
		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 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)

	ipedia.com: Akihito Article
		Akihito is the eldest son and the fifth child of the Emperor Showa and the Empress Kojun.
		Akihito is the eldest son and the fifth child of the Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and the Empress Kojun (Nagako).
		In June 1953, Crown Prince Akihito represented Japan at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
	www.ipedia.com /akihito.html (436 words)

	Royalty.nu - The History of Japan - Japanese Royalty
		February 13, 2006 - According to a Reuters article, Empress Michiko of Japan resumed her official duties today after taking a week off because she was suffering from dizzy spells.
		Spiced with sharp sketches of a timid empress, spineless courtiers, and quarrelsome ladies-in-waiting, it reveals the underside of imperial splendor.
		A collection of anecdotes, memories of court ceremonies, character sketches, and more, written by a lady-in-waiting at the court of the empress Teishi (Sadako) in the late 10th century.
	www.royalty.nu /Asia/Japan (2115 words)

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