Japanese Imperial Family Today

  The Komuro Affair and Hisahito   This time I talk about Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino, at second place in succession to the throne. And this may be related to Komuro problem, since not small number of people here believes that Mako and Komuro hold some secret about IHA or Akishino family, and this is why they can promote their marriage despite all criticisms. In that case, the most likely secret is that about Hisahito. Also, this is an important topic if you have conversation about JIF with your Japanese business partner. You have to act as well-informed. It could explain the background of “ 85% favor for female emperor ” to some extent. Memo to Tie Up Press Hisahito has been perfectly raised behind the “ chrysanthemum curtain ” . His coverage has been strongly ‘ tied up ’ by the Imperial Household Agency using a ‘ memo ’  distributed to the press two years after his birth. Being never reported in newspapers, it was revealed in the book “ Jou

    No Change in Current Order of Succession to Throne   On June 7, the Japanese government held the fifth hearing of experts at the advisory panel to discuss a stable succession to the throne, thus completing the entire hearing schedule. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6395455   According to media reports, the government will not change the current order of succession to the throne, with Prince Akishino in first place and his eldest son, Prince Eugene, in second place. As a future issue, the government will discuss the pros and cons of a female or female line emperor. They will take into account the intentions of each party and aim to reach a consensus by autumn.   At the hearing, four experts on culture, the performing arts, and Shintoism gave their opinions. All four were cautious about the eligibility of the female line, which has the emperor's blood only on the mother's side, to succeed to the throne, but all four were positive about the restoration of the

  Can They Perform ‘Nousai no gi‘?   Princess Mako and Komuro are still in the position of being unofficially engaged, but if they become officially engaged, they will have to go through the "Nousai no gi".   However, due to cost and other aspects, it would be difficult to do this in reality. Mako's father, Prince Akishino, said at his birthday press conference last November that he approves of their marriage, but also said that "marriage is not the same as engagement," suggesting that even if they were to get married, they would not be in a position to perform the Nousai ceremony.   The formal betrothal ceremony of the Japanese Imperial Family is called Nousai-no-gi (i.e. Rite of Offering). It is said to have been handed down as far back as the time of Emperor Nintoku (end of the 4th century to the early 5th century), and this became the origin of the Yuino, which is also performed by common people.   To put it simply, yuno is a ceremony in