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]
Princess Yoshiko Kawashima was one of China’s most controversial and legendary figures. She has often been called the “Joan of Arc of the Orient” [1] or the “Mata Hari of East Asia.” [2] She has often been depicted as a femme fatale who leads men to their deaths.[3] She was a princess of the Qing dynasty, [read more]
Princess Kosei Fukunaga is the niece of the late Puyi, the Last Emperor of China. She is the only surviving daughter of Prince Pujie (Emperor Puyi’s younger brother and former heir to the state of Manchukuo) and his Japanese wife, Princess Hiro Saga. After the fall of Manchukuo, Princess Kosei Fukunaga was sent to multiple [read more]
Since the former Princess Mako of Japan wed her college sweetheart, Kei Komuro, last week, endless comparisons have been made with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as both couples have decided to settle in the United States. However, their situations could not be more different. One was forced out of the Imperial Family by [read more]
Former Princess Mako and her new husband Kei Komuro have held a press conference following their wedding today. Although a question and answer session had been planned, it was changed at the last minute to the couple answering questions that had been submitted beforehand. The two both also read out a statement. Embed from Getty [read more]
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