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Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

After the news of the wedding of Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Prince Akishinogu of Japan, many media expressed deep regret while blessing.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Princess Mako and Kei Komuro

On the one hand, although Kei Komuro, the "donkey horse", is not bad-looking, the whole family continues to be "pulled out" of the scandal.

For example, his grandfather and father both died unnaturally — committing suicide one after another.

His mother is not a fuel-saving lamp, and she has a close relationship with her husband, and she is often exposed to black material.

Komuro Kei is suspected of having been under the "arrangement and guidance" of his mother, seducing Princess Mako, constantly cheating money and cheating, and is a "scumbag" who has not taken responsibility.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

On the other hand, according to the old rules, when a Japanese imperial princess gets married, she will automatically shed the imperial family and become a commoner from her husband's surname (the Japanese imperial family does not have a surname), which is also a pity.

However, seeing Princess Mako's relaxed expression of "finally getting rid of the sea of suffering" when she announced that she was going to get married, let's still wish this "true love".

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Perhaps, in her eyes, being a princess is the most tragic thing.

After all, just look at the Japanese imperial family to continue this set of "rules", we as the "melon-eating masses", we can also experience the "unfriendly attitude" to the princess through the screen - put in other countries, and marry with the commoners and the royal family (at present, only Japan has a royal family in the world, and everything else is a royal family), since then there is a royal identity, after the Japanese princess gets married, she will automatically lose her royal status, which is really the same as the water that was spilled.

Typical, like Mako's aunt, Princess Kiyoko, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito.

After Princess Kiyoko married Yoshiki Kuroda, a government official, she changed her surname to Kuroda Kiyoko and automatically broke away from her imperial status and entered the household register. After marriage, whether the husband and wife attended events or lived in life, Kuroda Kiyoko smiled step by step and followed her husband, a traditional Japanese ladylike housewife.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

At present, the young princesses of the Japanese imperial family are mainly the following three - Prince Makochi and Prince Kako uchi, the two daughters of Prince Akishinomiya Fumihito.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

There is also Emperor Naruhito's only jewel in the palm of his hand, Prince Aikouchi.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Among them, Yoshiko is known as the "face value bearer" of the Japanese imperial family.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

However, Jia Zi even dressed freely like girls of the same age has become a luxury - because the following photo of "suspenders + jeans" has been seriously educated by the royal family, which not only caused controversy among the public, but also her mother Ji Zifei has publicly expressed a lot of "heartache".

This can happen in the 21st century, not to mention, it is still Japan, where the customs industry is very developed!

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

So if you wear "noble", this should look like a princess?

Unexpectedly, a photo of a good son wearing Chanel to participate in official activities was actually criticized by all walks of life - how can a girl in her early 20s chase luxury goods, are you worthy of the taxpayer's support?

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

To say that some Japanese melon-eating masses have given full play to the style of "treating others strictly and being lenient with themselves", and the requirements for princesses are extremely harsh.

For example, the most injured princess of her beloved son.

As the only child of the Crown Prince/Emperor, Prince Aikouchi began to be constantly "hurt" by various keyboard warriors at an early age.

When he was a child, his beloved son was cute and cute, and he was also very gregarious with children.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?
Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

However, in adolescence, she began to encounter constant group ridicule and critical attacks, even if she was fat during puberty, which was originally a very normal phenomenon, but when she was put into the royal family, it seemed to become a "shameful" thing.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Moreover, Aiko also encountered school bullying in school, and within two years, she became a "paper man", as if a gust of wind could blow down.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Even so, on the poster of the royal family, you have to cooperate with your parents and force a happy pose.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?
Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

In 2006, before Prince Fumihito's younger son, Prince Yuhito, was born, because Crown Prince Naruhito had only one daughter, Prince Aiko, and Prime Minister Koizumi at that time also tried to give Princess Aiko the right to inherit through constitutional amendments.

According to Article 2 of the Meiji Constitution of 1889, Japan's first modern constitution, the Emperor of Japan can only be succeeded by male heirs, and women are not allowed to inherit the emperor's throne. In 1946, in the "Constitution of Japan", the "Peace Constitution", which was developed by the United States, the second article retained the previous provisions of the imperial succession and continues to this day.

Moreover, during that time, a poll conducted by Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper, showed that more than 80 percent of the Japanese people accepted female emperors, and more than 60 percent accepted female emperors (female emperors and descendants of non-members of the imperial family can become emperors).

At the same time, Koizumi also proposed the creation of a "female palace family" system, that is, women royals can continue to retain their imperial status after marriage, and even allow female royals to marry into the imperial family, so as to ensure that a certain number of royals share the official duties - obviously to pave the way for Aiko to be the heir.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

However, even so, in the end, under the obstruction of the powerful traditionalists and right-wingers in the Japanese cabinet, not to mention the issue of "constitutional amendment" for Princess Aiko's succession, even the "female palace" system has not really been implemented.

Soon after, the crown prince's younger brothers Prince Wenren and Concubine Jizi made great efforts and finally gave birth to a boy, Prince Youren.

In this way, the issue of the heir to the Japanese imperial family was solved— the first line of the Japanese emperor's throne was Prince Fumihito Akishinomiya, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, and then Prince Yuhito, the younger son of Fumihito, who still passed only to male heirs.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

This royal family is the only seedling, and he always holds the C position in the group photo

Speaking of this, some people will ask, in ancient Japan, there were originally female emperors, and there were many, about eight.

1. Emperor Tuigu (reigned 592–628).

She was also the daughter of the first female emperor in Japanese history, Emperor Chinmei, and was very beautiful, married to her half-brother Emperor Minda, and became his empress. In 592, in a coup d'état, Emperor Tuigu was enthroned on the throne.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

2. Emperor Goji (reigned 642–645, reigned 655–661).

She ascended the throne twice and abdicated twice, her husband being her uncle Emperor Shuming, her younger brother Emperor Hyotoku, and her sons Emperor Tenchi and Emperor Tenmu.

3. Emperor Shōgun (reigned 690-697).

Coincidentally, she and Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in China's history, succeeded to the throne in the same year.

The husband of emperor Shōgun was her uncle.

4. Emperor Yuanming (reigned 707–715)

She was also known as the Empress Dowager and married her nephew and cousin Prince Caobi. Her grandfather was Emperor Tenmu, her sister and mother-in-law were emperors, and her sons, grandchildren, and great-granddaughters were all emperors.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Yuan Ming Emperor in the film and television drama

5. Emperor Gensho (reigned 715–724)

She was the daughter of the above-mentioned Emperor Yuanming, who later gave way to her younger brother Emperor Bunmu.

6. Emperor Xiaoqian (reigned 749–758, 764–770)

The daughter of Emperor Shengmu, formerly known as Prince Abene, was a woman with a special "story".

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Prince Abene, a young girl in the movie "The Big Buddha Opens His Eyes"

In 758, Emperor Hyoken gave way to Emperor Junin because he needed to take care of the empress dowager. In 764, Emperor Junhito was deposed, and Emperor Hyoken once again ascended the throne as Emperor Toku. In 770, Emperor Takaaki died at the age of 52, never married, leaving a large number of affairs that benefited the modern Japanese film and television entertainment industry.

Like the previous female emperors, Emperor Xiaoqian admired the Culture of the Tang Dynasty, and sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty many times to learn Chinese culture, and the reputation of later generations was good.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Stills from "The Big Buddha Opens His Eyes"

7. Emperor Myeongsho (reigned 1629–1643)

The daughter of Emperor Go-Mizuo, she later gave way to her half-brother Prince Sue-eun Palace.

8. Emperor Go-Sakuracho (reigned 1762–1770)

She was the daughter of Emperor Sakuramachi, who had a son and two daughters, and after his death, his son Emperor Taoyuan ascended the throne. However, Emperor Taoyuan died not long after, and his only son, Prince Hidehito, was only 5 years old at the time. With the support of the chancellor, tomoko, who was 23 years old at the time, temporarily replaced the emperor and became emperor of Go-Sakuracho.

When his younger brother was 12 years old, Emperor Go-Sakura gave way to Prince Hidehito, the Emperor of Go-Momoen.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Emperor Go-Sakuracho in the movie

After listing these ancient Japanese female empresses, everyone must have found a strange phenomenon.

At that time, in order to maintain the "pure blood", the Japanese imperial family had to fight with the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, and the "marriage match" within the family had a feeling of incest ~ what half-siblings married each other, uncles married nieces, nieces... All kinds of jaw-dropping "kisses and kisses".

Moreover, these female emperors are all "transitional" figures, whether voluntarily or forced, most of them will give up the throne when the time is ripe.

For example, Emperor Tuigu was the sister and empress of Emperor Minda, and was supposed to pass it on to his son Crown Prince Takeda in a few years, but his son died early, and there was really no way, so he did it all the way to death.

Empress Dowager Huangji was the sister and empress dowager of Emperor Shuming, and less than three years after her first ascension to the throne, she gave way to a male prince.

Emperor Shōgun was the niece and empress of Emperor Tenmu, and her husband and son were hung up in advance, and she inherited the throne, and when her grandson grew older, she gave way to her grandson.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

Emperor Yuanming, daughter-in-law and sister-in-law and niece of Emperor Shōgun, mother of Emperor Bunmu. Later, he gave way to his granddaughter Emperor Motosho. However, Emperor Motosho eventually gave way to his younger brother Emperor Bunmu.

Similarly, Emperor Akisho, Emperor Go-Sakuracho, and so on, all took the initiative to abdicate the throne after the male crown prince grew older.

These examples also amply illustrate that Japan also accepts the subrogation of the female emperor under the relevant conditions.

And this so-called "relevant condition" is that the female emperor must also maintain the lineage of all generations.

Why doesn't modern Japan accept a "female emperor"?

For more than 2,000 years, from the legendary Emperor Shinmu to the current Emperor Naruhito, Japan has been a chrysanthemum dynasty, and hula has been passed down for 126 generations

What does it mean to "keep the lineage of all ages"?

That is, the "pure-blood" mentioned above ~ female emperors are almost all princesses, and cannot marry people other than the patrilineal royal family, and when the male heir is competent for the emperor's work, he takes the initiative to give it to the other party.

In Japan in the Meiji Restoration era, this "union" between brothers and sisters, uncles and nieces for "pure blood" was finally recognized as a barbaric tradition and quickly abandoned. As a result, the Meiji Constitution issued regulations that recognized only male heirs and imposed harsh restrictions on the status of princesses and their status after marriage.

If the Meiji Constitution is discarded, according to the operation of the ancient Japanese imperial family, it is possible that the emperor's daughter Prince Aikouchi was arranged to marry her little cousin, Prince Yujin, and then quickly get married and have children.

When the time is right, Aiko will give way to Yujin, or the children of the two.

Of course, in today's 21st century, for a throne without real power, cousins and brothers are forced to marry and have children, which is an absolutely impossible thing.

What's more, Emperor Naruhito was an extremely family-oriented person, and the husband and wife did not have any attachment to the throne, even for the sake of their daughter's healthy growth and happiness, he would not be willing to let Aiko sit on the throne of this ass.