Masako Owada was born on 9 December 1963 as the daughter of Yumiko Egashira and Hisashi Owada in a public hospital in the Tokyo suburb of Toranomon. Two years later, she was joined in the nursery by twin sisters. When Masako was not even two years old, the family moved to the Soviet Union into [read more]
Princess Huisheng was the favourite niece of Puyi, the Last Emperor of China. She was the first daughter of Prince Pujie (Emperor Puyi’s younger brother and heir to the state of Manchukuo) and his Japanese wife, Princess Hiro Saga. She was most well-known for committing a murder-suicide pact with her lover, Okubo Budo, on Mount [read more]
Hiro Saga was the only Chinese Princess from Japan. She was the second wife of Prince Pujie (Emperor Puyi’s younger brother and heir to the puppet state of Manchukuo). In my last article, I have discussed how Princess Hiro Saga was separated from her husband. She would not reunite with him for sixteen years. During [read more]
Hiro Saga was the only Chinese princess from Japan. She was the second wife of Prince Pujie (Emperor Puyi’s younger brother and heir to the puppet state of Manchukuo). Their marriage was a political alliance between Japan and China. However, it turned into a happy marriage. The couple endured many hardships and were separated for [read more]
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa was born on 4 June 1923 as the daughter of Viscount Masanari Takagi and Kuniko Irie. She has an older sister, Kinuko, and two younger sisters, Momoko and Sayoko. At the age of five, she enrolled at the Gakushein kindergarten and continued at the Gakushein school until her graduation in 1941. That [read more]
Princess Yoshiko Kawashima was one of China’s most enigmatic figures. She was a Qing Dynasty Princess, a Japanese spy, and a female commander. She has often been seen as a heroic figure or a traitor.[1] Despite her controversy, Princess Yoshiko Kawashima made a tremendous impact on Chinese history. In my last article, I discussed how Princess [read more]
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