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The empress of Japan [c] is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress Masako , who ascended the throne with her husband on 1 May 2019.
Empress Suiko was a consort to her half-brother, Emperor Bidatsu, but after Bidatsu's first wife died she became his official consort and was given the title Ōkisaki (official consort of the emperor). She bore eight children. After Bidatsu's death, Suiko's brother, Emperor Yōmei, came to
The terms Tennō ('Emperor', 天皇), as well as Nihon ('Japan', 日本), were not adopted until the late 7th century AD. [ 6 ] [ 2 ] In the nengō system which has been in use since the late 7th century, years are numbered using the Japanese era name and the number of years which have elapsed since the start of that nengō era.
Emperor Naruhito has also admitted the family is running out of male heirs. [38] Shigeru Ishiba who became the Japanese prime minister on October 1, 2024, is known to support a female emperor (Josei Tennō) [39] The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, had requested the succession laws be looked at.
Michiko (美智子, born Michiko Shōda [正田 美智子 Shōda Michiko] on 20 October 1934) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan. She was Empress of Japan as the wife of Akihito, the 125th Emperor of Japan reigning from 7 January 1989 to 30 April 2019. Michiko married Crown Prince Akihito and became Crown Princess of Japan in 1959.
In the history of Japan, Kōgyoku/Saimei was the second of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The sole female monarch before Kōgyoku/Saimei was Suiko-tennō. The six female sovereigns reigning after Kōgyoku/Saimei were Jitō, Genmei, Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi.
Empress Jitō (持統天皇, Jitō-tennō, 645 – 13 January 703) [1] was the 41st monarch of Japan, [2] according to the traditional order of succession. [3] Jitō's reign spanned the years from 686 through 697. [4] In the history of Japan, Jitō was the third of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant.
Aiko, Princess Toshi (敬宮愛子内親王, Toshi-no-miya Aiko Naishinnō, born 1 December 2001) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan.She is the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan.