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Empress Michiko

Michiko
Empress Emerita of Japan
The Empress wearing the Order of the Precious Crown
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure7 January 1989 – 30 April 2019
Enthronement12 November 1990
BornMichiko Shōda (正田美智子)
(1934-10-20) 20 October 1934 (age 89)
University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Spouse
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(m. 1959)​
Issue
HouseImperial House of Japan (by marriage)
FatherHidesaburō Shōda
MotherFumiko Soejima
ReligionShinto

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 Emeritus Akihito.[1]

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Michiko" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 627.

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