H.I.H Princess Kako turns 20, vows to do her best with official duties

[terranMarine]

Japanese ladies are so elegant and pretty !

Don't avoid the question now lol

 

[Aepsilons]

I won't say it's forced, but I have heard that the Japanese imperial family "handlers" are quite "rough" and that it caused depression with the crown princess that almost resulted in a suicide? This was from quite a while back though.

I'm sure there is a lot of pressure on members. There are more so for members of the Imperial Family who are not (born) into the Imperial Bloodline. For example, Imperial Princess Kiko is a direct descendent of His Imperial Majesty -- the Showa Emperor (the late Emperor Hirohito), and thus is priviledged with respect and honor -- providing her Imperial Lineage.

But the difference I notice is that Princess Kiko is actually very vibrant --- she brings much spunk, love, and smile to the Imperial Family. She's so active in public events such as the International Youth Poem Day held in Japan , and she's quite active in bridging the conservative view public has on the Imperial Family.

HIH Princess Kako attended the 35th National Youth Speech Contest took place in Tokyo. Look at that beautiful smile

 

[Armstrong]

@Nihonjin1051 - I think I went a bit overboard; sorry !

May the Princess be blessed.

 

[SvenSvensonov]

20... she looks older than I do. The smile is what does it for me. Very cute, I love that about Asian women. I can use the word cute and not feel as though I'm describing a child or belittling the woman, women stateside don't like to hear that unless you're talking about their cloths or a new puppy (I've been in trouble for calling the misses "cute"... unless she's feeling playful)

@Armstrong - don't be hard on yourself, show respect, but it's never wrong to admire a women's beauty either, just maintain a respectable distance... like outside of slapping range

Nah, I'm joking (seriously, don't take my advice. It's bad advice), she's very cute though, best of luck to her and happy birthday your Highness - I'll accept her jurisdiction over the US!

 

[Aepsilons]

@Nihonjin1051 - I think I went a bit overboard; sorry !

May the Princess be blessed.

Dont worry buddy, i feel the same, too.

 

[Genesis]

I'm sure there is a lot of pressure on members. There are more so for members of the Imperial Family who are not (born) into the Imperial Bloodline. For example, Imperial Princess Kiko is a direct descendent of His Imperial Majesty -- the Showa Emperor (the late Emperor Hirohito), and thus is priviledged with respect and honor -- providing her Imperial Lineage.

But the difference I notice is that Princess Kiko is actually very vibrant --- she brings much spunk, love, and smile to the Imperial Family. She's so active in public events such as the International Youth Poem Day held in Japan , and she's quite active in bridging the conservative view public has on the Imperial Family.

HIH Princess Kako attended the 35th National Youth Speech Contest took place in Tokyo. Look at that beautiful smile

I must say, this is one of the topics I don't like discussing, I'm a big critic against imperial families, their function in history is over.

I feel Japan should have gone the republic route after WW2, let the royals be pretenders with some estates like the Habsburgs and other pretenders in Europe.

Shocker, I'm actually a very liberal person.

 

[Zero_wing]

I must say, this is one of the topics I don't like discussing, I'm a big critic against imperial families, their function in history is over.

I feel Japan should have gone the republic route after WW2, let the royals be pretenders with some estates like the Habsburgs and other pretenders in Europe.

Shocker, I'm actually a very liberal person.

Jesus dude this Japan the Japanese have different way of thinking and their culture heck their Identity is base on the Imeprial Family so if dont understand things about other people basicly a general problem that you mainlanders have is you never forgive let go and shut the hell up you mainlanders are so arrogant.

 

[Cossack25A1]

I must say, this is one of the topics I don't like discussing, I'm a big critic against imperial families, their function in history is over.

I feel Japan should have gone the republic route after WW2, let the royals be pretenders with some estates like the Habsburgs and other pretenders in Europe.

Shocker, I'm actually a very liberal person.

They could have gone this route but it was not easy to implement back then as the occupying Allied Force needs something that can hold the Japanese state together and ironically it just happens that the Japanese Imperial Family is the glue. While they have been stripped off of power in governing state, abolishing it completely may be a bad idea in the case of the Japanese.

Had one of the declaration of the Potsdam Declaration, particularly the "the elimination "for all time [of] the authority and influence of those who have deceived and misled the people of Japan into embarking on world conquest" (it can be interpreted as the Militarist government of Japan at the time, the Imperial family or both) and that MacArthur didn't exonerate the entire Imperial family from the Tokyo Trials, chances is that Japan's monarchy system would have been abolished and many members of the Imperial family could have been tried for war crimes. It would also make the occupation more difficult.