Princess Diana's marriage to Prince Charles made the British and the international sigh, even though they held a century of marriage, but Diana became the wife of Prince Charles, which was the beginning of its tragedy, and she had the title of "Asian Diana" and was forced out of depression by her mother-in-law.
She was Emperor Akihito's empress, Michiko, who was born in Tokyo in 1934 as the eldest daughter of Hidezaburo Shoda, who ran the Nissin Milling Company, and whose three brothers were outstanding, one was the president of Osaka University, one was a professor of geology at the University of Tokyo, and the other was a professor at the Faculty of Medicine.
Even if Michiko does not marry into the royal family, her life is still brilliant, and Michiko is at the top of her academic performance during her school years, and she is also enthusiastic about school activities, and she is a lively and cheerful girl. In August 1957, Michiko met crown prince Akihito at a tennis tournament held by Karuizawa.
Akihito was so impressed by the resourceful and brave girl that he invited Michiko to a ball, and the two often met on the tennis court, and the following year, Akihito and Michiko's marriage was brought up, but was unanimously opposed by the concubine selection committee.
The "Crown Princess Selection Committee" was established in 1953, and all they had to worry about was Akihito's marriage, but after several years, the committee's selection of concubines was delayed, and Japan was also in a special period, although after the end of World War II, the emperor no longer had a sacred status, and some young girls from the old imperial family or the old Chinese were not willing to live a life of imperial restraint.
However, in the hearts of the Japanese people, the position of emperor is still very high, so when she learns that Akihito is in love with the commoner girl Michiko, Michiko is not only opposed by the committee, but also the scorn of the imperial family and the complaints of the people, and the pressure she has to bear is not ordinary.
In fact, Michiko's father and brother are also worried about michiko and Akihito's marriage, worried that Michiko will inevitably be happy in the future, and Akihito repeatedly assured Michiko that he would be able to protect Michiko, but in the end, it was Emperor Showa who finally contributed to the marriage between Michiko and Akihito.
In April 1959, Michiko and Akihito held a grand wedding, after the marriage gave birth to two sons and a daughter, but this marriage is not a matter between Michiko and Akihito, in the court, Michiko's identity is often mentioned, the mother-in-law Empress Ryoko was born in the imperial family, from the beginning opposed to the combination of Akihito and Michiko, after Michiko became her daughter-in-law, Empress Ryoko was more difficult.
Empress Liangzi's attitude was there, and the noble ladies in the court and the subordinates could not be polite to Michiko, they not only said it behind their backs, but even directly accused Michiko in person, but Akihito could not help it.
Before giving birth to her eldest son, Hiromiya Naruhito, Michiko had already been overwhelmed by court life, and when she was in a good mood, she even miscarried because of depression, while Empress Ryoko intensified, asking Akihito to give up Michiko on the grounds that Michiko had nothing to do, but at this time Akihito and Michiko had just gotten married.
Later, Michiko gave birth to Hiromiya Naruhito, and Empress Ryoko demanded that Michiko depose Michiko's successor on the grounds that Michiko converted to Christianity, but Akihito still did not agree, but he could do what his wife Michiko could do, but Empress Ryoko put Michiko under house arrest, and then Michiko developed to the point of aphasia due to depression, and her experience was also reported by some women's magazines in the United States.
Today, Emperor Akihito has abdicated, and he and Michiko have entered their old age, but Michiko has refused to be buried with Akihito after her death, presumably because she does not want to be related to the Japanese imperial family after her death and is reprimanded by the imperial family.