Japanese Imperial Family Today

  A new allegation has surfaced against Hisahito, the eldest son of the Akishino family, who was announced to have "allegedly" entered a high school attached to Tsukuba University on March 16. It is said that his essay, which he entered in a contest in the past and received an "honorable mention," is very similar to other works. On February 16, "Daily Shincho" reported the story.   In the past, His Imperial Highness has been known for his "excellent grades," and the Imperial Household Agency has taken great pains to appeal to his "literary talent," as he was twice selected for essay contests in junior high school. Last spring, out of a total of 97 entries in the junior high school division of the 12th Children's Nonfiction Literature Award sponsored by the city of Kitakyushu, Prince Hisahito's essay was selected as the honorable mention following the grand prize. The subject of the essay was his memories of the Ogasawara

    On February 16, the Imperial Household Agency announced that Prince Hisahito, the only son of the Akishino family and second in line of succession to the throne, will enroll in the National High School Attached to Tsukuba University (Tsukufu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) in April using the "Affiliated School Admission System. Prince Hisahito is in the third year of junior high school at Ochanomizu University. Since Ochanomizu High School is an all-girls school, there has been a lot of attention on where he will go.   Both the University of Tsukuba and Ochanomizu Women's University have established a system that allows students who are recommended by both universities to enter their respective affiliated schools. According to the IHA, Prince Hisahito took advantage of this system “because his academic performance was excellent and he met the conditions for recommendation.” In addition to the internal selection process, he took the five-subject "academic achievement test&quo