She is absolutely beautiful. So elegant and graceful. I feel sorry that she went through such difficulty, but I feel better knowing that she is happier now living peacefully.
Her dad knows what's best for her yet she married the prince. Marrying a royalty is not like a fairytale. You have to endure everything in order to please the royal family.
No wonder Prince Harry's ex girlfriend Cressida Bonas bolted out of that relationship the moment he started hinting at marriage! Imagine living with the paparazzi and the secret service breathing down your neck 24/7 not to mention the rest of the royal family ripping you to shreds behind your back every time you sneeze
It is also a common side effect of a CVA/TIA (types of strokes) younger people who have these usually have a congenital weakness in the arteries of the brain. It could also be severe stress though
The pettiness of Empress Kojun and the Royal family coupled with Michiko's father's matrimonial refusal is a love story for the ages. There was nothing common about Empress Michiko. If there happen to be another in her likeness the world would be twice as bright. The Crown Prince was struck by lightning and found a pot of gold all on the the same day when he met this beautiful lady. Forgive me. The sharp pangs of jealousy runs though my veins. Great work. Impressive success. Thank you ma'am.
She is so beautiful. Even in old age with grey hair, she still has great beauty. I have watched her over the years and she has always shown respect for Emperor Akihito when in the public eye. Finally, she is able to ''retire'' and live a quiet life. A totally lovely woman. Long may she and the former Emperor live happy, healthy and long lives in retirement.
A life without tragedy, heartbreak, trials and tribulations is not a life well lived. British and Japanese royals live an unfullfilled life. Being pampered on everything. They suddenly wake up and they are already 80 years old. Michiko would have much preferred being a commoner if she looks back at it now.
Be hated by mother in law ??? Well, actually that's happened almost at every family. No matter commoner or noble family, no matter poor or rich, it's a human nature.
Nah its not normal bro it just shows how sick the mother in law is like why would u feel jealous of YOUR SON’s wife? There’s no logical reason for that and not all mothers in law r like that for it to be considered “normal” and “human nature”
Honestly, this story is so sad. I read a historical novel years ago about her that ended in the premise of a granddaughter (I think) that she sent away from Japan to escape the criticism of the royal lifestyle. This is, unfortunately, a very common problem in royal marriages where the spouse is just a regular person
I was getting Princess Diana vibes throughout this video. People always seem to love fairytale and how they would one day wish to be married to royals and stuff like that but the moment a commoner enters the Royal family everyone starts to attack her just because of her status
In her case though she didn’t actually want to become a royal and had initially turned down the emperor when he proposed to her. She was fully aware of just how difficult her life would become if she were to marry into the Royal family. Hence she refused him. However, the emperor didn’t give up one bit and kept continuing to propose to her until she finally broke down and agreed. She married him under the promise that he will protect her and be her ally no matter what. While he may not have fulfilled all his promises he did his very best. Both the Royal Family and government officials were heavily against Empress Michiko directly raising her children instead of leaving them to a nursemaid like all the other royal family members. The Emperor respected his wife’s decision and stood by her all the way. It definitely wasn’t some romantic fantastic fairytale but what they have is something they desperately worked hard to build. For me that is something to be respected and admired.
Diana was not a commoner!! She grew up in extreme privilege as a member of the peerage!! Her family has a longer history and bluer blood than the Royal Family!!
@@canuck21 ahhhh you do realise that she ISN’T a commoner by virtue of the fact she is the daughter of an earl and not a “lady” by marriage… her family can actually trace their ancestry back further than the Windsor-Mountbatten’s!
@@CaliKiwi- Dude, did you stop reading after the comma? I said her father was an earl. She is TECHNICALLY a commoner because it's her father who has a peerage, not her. Read more about peerage.
The funny thing. I feel what this empress is going through. My finances family also treated me very terrible and they were royals with immense power. I didn't become a royal but I understand what is hell with the power of impunity that these people have. They can rob you or murder you in cold blood and get away with it. Most are super greedy and materialistic
I always since I was a little girl love this beautiful lady… her serene face and the way she conduct herself just impressed me so much…long live the empress and her husband the emperor.
The Japanese royal family were stripped of their wealth in the wake of WWII. The emperor and his wife used Michikos very wealthy family as an ATM. Their financial demands were so unrelenting that one of Michikos uncles was driven to suicide.
That's true. Japan's Imperial Family literally has no money because the Constitution only gave the power of the purse to the Japanese government. Unfortunately for the Japanese government, the collapse of the Japanese assets bubble resulted in the most dramatic power-wealth transfer in history. The transfer of Japanese national wealth and power into the Bank of Japan, while this Bank is privatized and controlled by the FED and American financiers. Technically, Japanese political elites and Imperial Family hold no money and power since Americans permanently seized all of them for good.
But nowadays, she has become a demon. She bullies her eldest son's family in various ways, but pleases the family of her second son (born from her affair named "Anzai") and neglects her younger daughter. She lived a lavish and well-dressed life, but looked at her youngest daughter like a servant's child. She used her dark power to harm her eldest son's family, especially Princess Masako, and her granddaughter Princess Aiko (what kind of grandmother would blow her own ear to tell her 16-year-old grandson to leave the royal family just because she didn't like her mother and would find a new woman for her father). As for the second son's family, he was full of spoilers (he only did bad things, but he didn't care)
I was not accepted by my in laws . I turned the table at them .I poured all the hatred I could muster at them and my ex husband who did not stand by me. My SIL was barren , had to adapt a son . My son turned out to be the only legitimate grandchild who I brought to America, never to be seen by them ever again not even thru social media ( not really sure tho Lmao). My son is quite successful, I'm proud to say. I took power into my own hands as a woman .
Michiko is beautiful! The royal family are the ugly ones! They are lucky michiko is beautiful! She will make the future generation beautiful! They needed her!
Well, Michiko is bullying her daughter in law who is greater everything with brilliant career than herself. Michiko has been using Japanese medias under her power making her daughter in law mentally down for many years and giving wrong impression of the current Empress to Japanese citizens. Half of the story here is true, but half is incorrect. However, recently a lot of people there noticed her true color of personality.
@@OnLifeandLove Wikipedia...Wikipedia did you say? Seriously? I hope you do know that Wikipedia pages allow anyone to add and edit articles freely and anonymously. No one can refer to Wikipedia as a citation source unless obvious primary sources are clearly identified as the cited materials. If you want, you can also create your page to introduce yourself on Wikipedia immediately and of course, you can freely write whatever you want there.
Michiko announced that she had aphonia to stop being criticized by the public. Her illness was so special that she could talk to her daughter Sayoko. This unusual case has been passed down to her grandson Mako's CPTSD. Michiko and Kiko are married to the imperial family from civilians, but their behavior seems to be Imelda Marcos and Elena Ceausescu. Michiko's plate-like hat collection is famous.
Relationships with in-laws aren't necessarily pleasant, to say the least. Empress Emerita Michiko's biggest hurdle was that she was the first ever "commoner" crown prince consort. Before her, consorts post 645 A.D. had come from either a royalty or from one of the Fujiwara families who had ruled the court for over a millennia (with very few exceptions). For someone outside of that to become the crown prince consort, especially a non-noble (although nobility was abolished after WW2) upset a lot of the royal consorts, who at the very least were from a noble. Her mother-in-law, Empress Kojun, may seem like an ideal example of a royal consort, a daughter of a royal household. However, she herself was subject to controversy regarding her engagement to Emperor Showa (then Crown Prince Hirohito) as her maternal lineage was suspected of colorblindness. She herself was also said to have been in awkward terms with her mother-in-law, Empress Teimei. Empress Teimei was born to her father's concubine, and was raised until Age 4 with a farmer's family. The reason why she was chosen as Emperor Taisho's consort was because unlike previous emperors, Emperor Taisho would only have one consort with no concubines in order to match their western counterparts. The government wanted a healthy women who would bear many children as Emperor Meiji, her father-in-law, had 10 of his 15 children die in infancy, a majority due to Meningitis. Emperor Taisho himself was no exception, as he was marred with illnesses from his infancy, and would delegate his powers to his crown prince Hirohito for the final 5 years of his reign, passing away at age 47. Empress Teimei, raised on a farm and surrounded by nature, was described to have been a tough and smart woman, which is said to have clashed with Empress Kojun's slow and mild, royalty-like nature even until her final years. To the contrary, Empress Teimei was said to have the most respect for Naruko Yanagihara, Emperor Taisho's biological mother (but not her mother-in-law). After her passing, Empress Teimei is said to have visited her deathbed, held her hand, and told her that she had been able to come so far without much trouble because of her. Yanagihara was one of her 6 teacher's that taught her imperial manners and rules upon her engagement to the crown prince. What is ironic is that Yanagihara's niece, Akiko (better known by her poet pseudonym Byakuren), who had infamously run off from political marriage to pursue a romantic relationship with a social activist who was not from nobility, protested vehemently against Michiko's marriage saying that it was out of line with tradition, even to the point where there were rumors alleging that she was trying to incite right-wing groups to stop the engagement. The current Empress, Masako, might not had the worst in terms of relationship with in-laws, but has had her more-than fair share of hardship as she was diagnosed with adjustment disorder in 2004, which dramatically decreased her public appearances. Being a Harvard grad with a degree in mathematical economics as well as a former diplomat by profession, there is said to have been a rift between her and the traditionalist Imperial Household Agency. She had not spoken to the media for 17 years until 2020, during the coronation.
Didn't the stress of her life cause her to have a lot of fertility problems? I think I remember something about her being the first member of a royal/imperial family who we know sought out a fertility doctor. Other royal women might have, but those things were kept extremely quiet.
We don't have to explain about Showa Emperor but also his wife is from the family of Shimazu, which was the top of Samurai We have tremendous history here
Although I undestand you want to focus on the main details to keep the video short - You dont mention the birth of the second prince , which is the crown prince ( next in line ), or the Birth of the princess .
The Japanese considered the Imperial family as Gods. That this level of hubris persists is not hard to beleive. The eligible brides, according to courtiers, was tiny. Michiko sacrificed a normal life for the Prince. Her suffering was immense.
It should not be the same as Princess Diana. The Japanese people were deceived by this fairy tale. We Japanese are now aware that it was a complete mistake.
Only as themselfs can they do their best for their contry sad to hear the struggels they whent thru remided me a bit about the king and queen of norways story
What a piece of work for a mother in law. god love her for having to deal with that nasty woman for her whole married life. I hope her husband was worth it and there for her.
Pitiful. She was beautiful and elegant. It's a pity she's not given the choice to practice her choice of faith. Royal family, rich family, famous family, are difficult ones with protocols and public image ..well public opinions are also blamed for putting stress to these kind of marriage.
This reminds me of some of the problems the modern duchess of Sussex and even Empress Michiko’s grand daughter faced. Who in their right mind would want to marry into any so called royal family!
Meghan markles should not be mentioned in the same breath as these brave coursgeous ladies, will be a grave insult to them. Mm is a hypocrite and a liar, who tries to take advantage of the royal family. Harry a pimp.
@@besentabradford3127 ... and your thinking tells me you are hopelessly misinformed re Meghan Markle. She is a self-agrandizing narcissistic hypocrite. Her interview was filled with no less than 17 inaccuracies, half-truths, and outright lies. She uses people to meet her own selfish ends and once they have served her purpose, she cuts them off. So... don't believe anthing she says or does. There's a scheme behind it!
@@besentabradford3127 she has shown her soul to the whole world, who would open their eyes, ears and heart!!!! You cant see...then, how would you be able to see anyone's soul. Start looking at urself 😈👿👹👺 ...level up
@@besentabradford3127 Meghan suffer a lot by the institution and her husband family. I think Meghan might end up the same like Diana if they don't choose to leave the family. Just seeing what Diana gone through despite her British royal lineages, so no doubt the same thing or the worse things might happen to Meghan as mixed race, divorced, and commoner. What Meghan and Harry did is just the other confirmation of the real face of that institution as Diana said. If that's not okay for Diana, why it's okay for Meghan? Double standard. Tbh, I'm not supporting Meghan and Harry decision to go public and talk about the family issues. In another hand, If I'm in Meghan position, as the person who always get blamed and humiliated by the Media, the people and their own family. The pain is unbearable, I might want the world knows as well, behind the scene which is the truth
I want to tell this young lady, how wrong she is about the princess. She did not have an abortion, she miscarried from all the stress. So there is a big difference. They get these people who supposedly speak English, but there is a loss in translation.
Royal and nobles are so petty. They're holding on to success and prestige of previous generations. Many without anything to show for their titles. Just happen to be born.
Empress Konju was born a noble, her father was the prine of kuni and she and Hirohito are cousin. Hirohito father was plague of ill health through out his life, Emperor Meiji, Hirohito paternal grandfather have 15 children, but all of his children with his empress died of stillborn, miscarriage and infant death, only 5 of his children from his concubine survived, one of them was Emperor Taisho. Michiko however was not a close relative to the royal, her father was the japanese 1st noodle company owner. Michiko doesn't know a lot about royal protocol, onlybthe basic. However Empress Kojun still detested Michiko for her informal protocol and always scolded her.
Although I like my countries royal family, well some, not all, I would not like the life they have to live at all. I'd sooner be the slightly poor me, as I am and always have been. Money doesn't bring happiness, its who is around you.
If he actually loved her he would have let her go . Having your way at the cost of someone elses mental and physical health truly shows what narcistists members of tthe royal families are.mind you i wouldve thought theyd be happy to break off the inbreeding thats caused the ruination of many other royal families. The sheer fact not once did anyone stop the dowager empress from the deliberate persecutions against her DIL says alot
The Empress Emeritus is the most elegant and beautiful royal woman in the world. No one comes close to her but for the Queen Mother of Thailand in her day.
Remind me of Princess Diana. :( The royal family was very cold to her. They might have despised her or something. The royal family must know that the status can not be taken for granted.
Sounds like the Japanese royal family is dysfunctional. Three generations of abused woman, the most recently the current empress and princess Mako have experienced PTSD. Very sad.
"from the royal family." Lol, so you are gonna cycle the blood? You know what happens with in breeding yet you wanna make Akihito marry within the royal family? 😂 I like Empress Michiko tbh, she's pretty and classy. And I like Akihito for standing up for his woman. Also they are so touchy even in heir advance age, he would always assist and stop and look back to wait for her. I am a fan of these two.
I am not surprised, Asian monarch families are often crueler to their royal commoner family members than western royal families, if you watch Chinese, Korean, and Thailand soap dramas about their royal families you can get a pretty good idea of how the royal family member and those coming from aristocratic backgrounds treat commoners and those they saw beneath them, Michiko story is just like princess Diana, the only difference is that Michiko was not killed by them, I feel sorry that Michiko had to deal with what looks like a mother-in-law from hell! the fact that her husband sat there and let his family bully his wife is what pissed me off the most, but what else can you expect from royalty.
Ii not bulie from no Country because the sigth to see is blesed in any shape! Alert was. Yeah right that day I light candle e my oval watches near Angel e Holly Mary , the oval shape was reflecting on Wal from the candle. Me e my kids are already sofer this much we deserve prosper family life .
More: Empress Michiko was advised by her physician to undergo an abortion in 1963 because of her ill health.
I hope she is happier now and can relax. She has performed her duties throughout the years. It is not easy, what a strong person.
She is absolutely beautiful. So elegant and graceful. I feel sorry that she went through such difficulty, but I feel better knowing that she is happier now living peacefully.
Her dad knows what's best for her yet she married the prince. Marrying a royalty is not like a fairytale. You have to endure everything in order to please the royal family.
And the public
Imagine marry king Henry. No that's not a fairy tale its a horror movie.
No wonder Prince Harry's ex girlfriend Cressida Bonas bolted out of that relationship the moment he started hinting at marriage! Imagine living with the paparazzi and the secret service breathing down your neck 24/7 not to mention the rest of the royal family ripping you to shreds behind your back every time you sneeze
@@Herr.P True its a nightmare with lots of humiliation more than this.
@@donpula6349 Yeah and the fact he beheaded his wife's.
Losing the power of speech speaks volumes: here is someone saying ‘I have no voice.’ One wonders what she suffered to bring her to this extreme.
being bullied does that to you
It is also a common side effect of a CVA/TIA (types of strokes) younger people who have these usually have a congenital weakness in the arteries of the brain. It could also be severe stress though
I find it hilarious that they call her "only a commoner" but shes the granddaughter of arguably one of the most recognizable japanese brands
Well the reason for why she is called a "commoner" is because anyone who is not of the imperial line they are commoners
@@zemo5218 Often times their ancestors are related each other. They are not “commoners”in English expression. She is from a big Samurai family.
commoner by royalty standard they mean
@@moymoy123ish lol.... Which clan? I bet it is not something awesome like Tokugawa /Date/Oda
No, Nisshin is not Nissin. The most recognizable Japanese brand, Nissin, is founded by a Taiwanese Japanese who invented instant noodles.
The pettiness of Empress Kojun and the Royal family coupled with Michiko's father's matrimonial refusal is a love story for the ages. There was nothing common about Empress Michiko. If there happen to be another in her likeness the world would be twice as bright. The Crown Prince was struck by lightning and found a pot of gold all on the the same day when he met this beautiful lady. Forgive me. The sharp pangs of jealousy runs though my veins. Great work. Impressive success. Thank you ma'am.
She is so beautiful. Even in old age with grey hair, she still has great beauty. I have watched her over the years and she has always shown respect for Emperor Akihito when in the public eye. Finally, she is able to ''retire'' and live a quiet life. A totally lovely woman. Long may she and the former Emperor live happy, healthy and long lives in retirement.
A life without tragedy, heartbreak, trials and tribulations is not a life well lived. British and Japanese royals live an unfullfilled life. Being pampered on everything. They suddenly wake up and they are already 80 years old. Michiko would have much preferred being a commoner if she looks back at it now.
Be hated by mother in law ???
Well, actually that's happened almost at every family.
No matter commoner or noble family, no matter poor or rich, it's a human nature.
Nah its not normal bro it just shows how sick the mother in law is like why would u feel jealous of YOUR SON’s wife? There’s no logical reason for that and not all mothers in law r like that for it to be considered “normal” and “human nature”
Honestly, this story is so sad. I read a historical novel years ago about her that ended in the premise of a granddaughter (I think) that she sent away from Japan to escape the criticism of the royal lifestyle. This is, unfortunately, a very common problem in royal marriages where the spouse is just a regular person
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Really? What novel is that? The grand daughter literally just left Japan after marrying a commoner.
I think it was 'The Commoner' by John Burnham, but this was like 10 years ago, so I could be mistaken.
I was getting Princess Diana vibes throughout this video. People always seem to love fairytale and how they would one day wish to be married to royals and stuff like that but the moment a commoner enters the Royal family everyone starts to attack her just because of her status
In her case though she didn’t actually want to become a royal and had initially turned down the emperor when he proposed to her. She was fully aware of just how difficult her life would become if she were to marry into the Royal family. Hence she refused him. However, the emperor didn’t give up one bit and kept continuing to propose to her until she finally broke down and agreed. She married him under the promise that he will protect her and be her ally no matter what.
While he may not have fulfilled all his promises he did his very best. Both the Royal Family and government officials were heavily against Empress Michiko directly raising her children instead of leaving them to a nursemaid like all the other royal family members. The Emperor respected his wife’s decision and stood by her all the way.
It definitely wasn’t some romantic fantastic fairytale but what they have is something they desperately worked hard to build. For me that is something to be respected and admired.
Diana was not a commoner!! She grew up in extreme privilege as a member of the peerage!! Her family has a longer history and bluer blood than the Royal Family!!
Lady Diana Spencer was technically a commoner, but she was nonetheless born into the nobility. Her father was an Earl.
@@canuck21 ahhhh you do realise that she ISN’T a commoner by virtue of the fact she is the daughter of an earl and not a “lady” by marriage… her family can actually trace their ancestry back further than the Windsor-Mountbatten’s!
@@CaliKiwi- Dude, did you stop reading after the comma? I said her father was an earl. She is TECHNICALLY a commoner because it's her father who has a peerage, not her. Read more about peerage.
The funny thing. I feel what this empress is going through. My finances family also treated me very terrible and they were royals with immense power. I didn't become a royal but I understand what is hell with the power of impunity that these people have. They can rob you or murder you in cold blood and get away with it. Most are super greedy and materialistic
some have a disdain so strong for commoners. They hate them with their guts.
They sound like a bunch of self-aggrandizing bullies…Let them have each other….they are not worth the light of day
History repeats itself everywhere everytime.🤯
I always since I was a little girl love this beautiful lady… her serene face and the way she conduct herself just impressed me so much…long live the empress and her husband the emperor.
The Japanese royal family were stripped of their wealth in the wake of WWII. The emperor and his wife used Michikos very wealthy family as an ATM. Their financial demands were so unrelenting that one of Michikos uncles was driven to suicide.
Damn....thats sad though.
Omg..so sad!
That's true. Japan's Imperial Family literally has no money because the Constitution only gave the power of the purse to the Japanese government. Unfortunately for the Japanese government, the collapse of the Japanese assets bubble resulted in the most dramatic power-wealth transfer in history. The transfer of Japanese national wealth and power into the Bank of Japan, while this Bank is privatized and controlled by the FED and American financiers. Technically, Japanese political elites and Imperial Family hold no money and power since Americans permanently seized all of them for good.
I am Japanese. I have never heard of such a story. Is it true? I don't think so.
Japan has an Imperial Family, not a Royal Family.
Why does the media always start shit? Her gloves didn't cover her elbows? Her mother in law was also a monster in law. Its such a shame
Thank you for making and posting this story, my heart feels a little less empty!!
Japan does not have a royal family. They do however have an Imperial Family.
But nowadays, she has become a demon. She bullies her eldest son's family in various ways, but pleases the family of her second son (born from her affair named "Anzai") and neglects her younger daughter. She lived a lavish and well-dressed life, but looked at her youngest daughter like a servant's child. She used her dark power to harm her eldest son's family, especially Princess Masako, and her granddaughter Princess Aiko (what kind of grandmother would blow her own ear to tell her 16-year-old grandson to leave the royal family just because she didn't like her mother and would find a new woman for her father). As for the second son's family, he was full of spoilers (he only did bad things, but he didn't care)
She seems so sweet 💚 bless her heart
She is a good inlaw!! im proud of her she is so strong! sorry for my grammar.
My respect to her. Such grace, tolerance n patience.
They look so happy together in their old age…
I remember it was effecting her mental health. She was a beautiful, talented and educated woman
I was not accepted by my in laws . I turned the table at them .I poured all the hatred I could muster at them and my ex husband who did not stand by me. My SIL was barren , had to adapt a son . My son turned out to be the only legitimate grandchild who I brought to America, never to be seen by them ever again not even thru social media ( not really sure tho Lmao). My son is quite successful, I'm proud to say. I took power into my own hands as a woman .
I think this situation is happening to me now 😶
She is one of my favorite modern era royals.
Michiko is beautiful! The royal family are the ugly ones! They are lucky michiko is beautiful! She will make the future generation beautiful! They needed her!
Was Michiko's grandfather - founder of Nissin a Taiwanese?
their love story is just awesome together they stood againts all odds what a beauty ❤️
Well, Michiko is bullying her daughter in law who is greater everything with brilliant career than herself.
Michiko has been using Japanese medias under her power making her daughter in law mentally down for many years and giving wrong impression of the current Empress to Japanese citizens.
Half of the story here is true, but half is incorrect.
However, recently a lot of people there noticed her true color of personality.
Then show us reliable resources. Evidence based utterance is always of the upmost importance, I believe.
@@Kenken-xf7oy Look up Empress Masako's Wikipedia page. She suffered through the exact same thing this video described.
@@OnLifeandLove Wikipedia...Wikipedia did you say? Seriously? I hope you do know that Wikipedia pages allow anyone to add and edit articles freely and anonymously.
No one can refer to Wikipedia as a citation source unless obvious primary sources are clearly identified as the cited materials. If you want, you can also create your page to introduce yourself on Wikipedia immediately and of course, you can freely write whatever you want there.
@@OnLifeandLove wikipedia isn’t a strong source honestly
Michiko announced that she had aphonia to stop being criticized by the public.
Her illness was so special that she could talk to her daughter Sayoko.
This unusual case has been passed down to her grandson Mako's CPTSD.
Michiko and Kiko are married to the imperial family from civilians, but their behavior seems to be Imelda Marcos and Elena Ceausescu.
Michiko's plate-like hat collection is famous.
Beautiful Princess Michico was young,so Aristocrate charisma pretty beautiful
She stuck it out. Give her credit for that. 👏👏👏
they didn't fall in love. the future emperor asked her hand in marriage 3 times and was refused 3 time. she married him upon pressure.
Relationships with in-laws aren't necessarily pleasant, to say the least. Empress Emerita Michiko's biggest hurdle was that she was the first ever "commoner" crown prince consort. Before her, consorts post 645 A.D. had come from either a royalty or from one of the Fujiwara families who had ruled the court for over a millennia (with very few exceptions). For someone outside of that to become the crown prince consort, especially a non-noble (although nobility was abolished after WW2) upset a lot of the royal consorts, who at the very least were from a noble.
Her mother-in-law, Empress Kojun, may seem like an ideal example of a royal consort, a daughter of a royal household. However, she herself was subject to controversy regarding her engagement to Emperor Showa (then Crown Prince Hirohito) as her maternal lineage was suspected of colorblindness. She herself was also said to have been in awkward terms with her mother-in-law, Empress Teimei.
Empress Teimei was born to her father's concubine, and was raised until Age 4 with a farmer's family. The reason why she was chosen as Emperor Taisho's consort was because unlike previous emperors, Emperor Taisho would only have one consort with no concubines in order to match their western counterparts. The government wanted a healthy women who would bear many children as Emperor Meiji, her father-in-law, had 10 of his 15 children die in infancy, a majority due to Meningitis. Emperor Taisho himself was no exception, as he was marred with illnesses from his infancy, and would delegate his powers to his crown prince Hirohito for the final 5 years of his reign, passing away at age 47. Empress Teimei, raised on a farm and surrounded by nature, was described to have been a tough and smart woman, which is said to have clashed with Empress Kojun's slow and mild, royalty-like nature even until her final years. To the contrary, Empress Teimei was said to have the most respect for Naruko Yanagihara, Emperor Taisho's biological mother (but not her mother-in-law). After her passing, Empress Teimei is said to have visited her deathbed, held her hand, and told her that she had been able to come so far without much trouble because of her. Yanagihara was one of her 6 teacher's that taught her imperial manners and rules upon her engagement to the crown prince.
What is ironic is that Yanagihara's niece, Akiko (better known by her poet pseudonym Byakuren), who had infamously run off from political marriage to pursue a romantic relationship with a social activist who was not from nobility, protested vehemently against Michiko's marriage saying that it was out of line with tradition, even to the point where there were rumors alleging that she was trying to incite right-wing groups to stop the engagement.
The current Empress, Masako, might not had the worst in terms of relationship with in-laws, but has had her more-than fair share of hardship as she was diagnosed with adjustment disorder in 2004, which dramatically decreased her public appearances. Being a Harvard grad with a degree in mathematical economics as well as a former diplomat by profession, there is said to have been a rift between her and the traditionalist Imperial Household Agency. She had not spoken to the media for 17 years until 2020, during the coronation.
Didn't the stress of her life cause her to have a lot of fertility problems? I think I remember something about her being the first member of a royal/imperial family who we know sought out a fertility doctor. Other royal women might have, but those things were kept extremely quiet.
She's not the only one who had a mother- in- law from hell.
Are you writing from personal experience?
Swap you for mine 😂
@@Saucyakld LOL
We don't have to explain about Showa Emperor but also his wife is from the family of Shimazu, which was the top of Samurai
We have tremendous history here
Then the same thing happened to the new Empress .
5:14 There's only tow words to describe them: 'graceful' and 'dignified'.
Although I undestand you want to focus on the main details to keep the video short - You dont mention the birth of the second prince , which is the crown prince ( next in line ), or the Birth of the princess .
She deserves better🥺
And the whole thing happened again to the present empress...
The Japanese considered the Imperial family as Gods. That this level of hubris persists is not hard to beleive.
The eligible brides, according to courtiers, was tiny. Michiko sacrificed a normal life for the Prince. Her suffering was immense.
Her story reminds me in part, to Lady Diana's plight.
Big differences though. The Japanese couple were truly in love. Charles was/is in love with another.
Michiko was faithful to her husband, she did not indulge is a serious of affairs with other men, including some married, as did Diana.
@@sariel8406 True. That is why I said, "in part" to Lady Diana's.
It should not be the same as Princess Diana. The Japanese people were deceived by this fairy tale. We Japanese are now aware that it was a complete mistake.
Poor lady, so much grit. Didnt the husband protect her?
Only as themselfs can they do their best for their contry sad to hear the struggels they whent thru remided me a bit about the king and queen of norways story
What a piece of work for a mother in law. god love her for having to deal with that nasty woman for her whole married life. I hope her husband was worth it and there for her.
Such a common story. This kind of shit happens to normal people with rich and poor family too.
and the same cycle was repeated on Empress Masako...but a worse outcome for Empress Masako.
@@iliandietcoke ~ from a highly respected, educated diplomat reduced to being made to feel inferior and ridiculed because she could not give an heir….
Can we appreciate how PRETTY she is?? Like the royal family does NOT deserve her
Pitiful. She was beautiful and elegant. It's a pity she's not given the choice to practice her choice of faith. Royal family, rich family, famous family, are difficult ones with protocols and public image ..well public opinions are also blamed for putting stress to these kind of marriage.
wonderful love story of the EMPEROR and the EMPRESS !
What does have to do the title with the narrative? Who, why and when bullied the Empress?
Her mother in law
That last image, he looks like he’s farted and hasn’t told anyone.
Well,
Princess Diana, and Meghan MARKLE, also claimed they were bullied by the Royal family.
so, I guess it's very common thing.
This reminds me of some of the problems the modern duchess of Sussex and even Empress Michiko’s grand daughter faced. Who in their right mind would want to marry into any so called royal family!
Meghan markles should not be mentioned in the same breath as these brave coursgeous ladies, will be a grave insult to them.
Mm is a hypocrite and a liar, who tries to take advantage of the royal family. Harry a pimp.
@@kongakau5058 do you know Meghan, have you ever meet her, may God help you, your writing ✍️ gives me a window into your soul, evil 👿.
@@besentabradford3127 ... and your thinking tells me you are hopelessly misinformed re Meghan Markle. She is a self-agrandizing narcissistic hypocrite. Her interview was filled with no less than 17 inaccuracies, half-truths, and outright lies. She uses people to meet her own selfish ends and once they have served her purpose, she cuts them off. So... don't believe anthing she says or does. There's a scheme behind it!
@@besentabradford3127 she has shown her soul to the whole world, who would open their eyes, ears and heart!!!!
You cant see...then, how would you be able to see anyone's soul. Start looking at urself 😈👿👹👺 ...level up
@@besentabradford3127 Meghan suffer a lot by the institution and her husband family. I think Meghan might end up the same like Diana if they don't choose to leave the family. Just seeing what Diana gone through despite her British royal lineages, so no doubt the same thing or the worse things might happen to Meghan as mixed race, divorced, and commoner.
What Meghan and Harry did is just the other confirmation of the real face of that institution as Diana said. If that's not okay for Diana, why it's okay for Meghan? Double standard.
Tbh, I'm not supporting Meghan and Harry decision to go public and talk about the family issues. In another hand, If I'm in Meghan position, as the person who always get blamed and humiliated by the Media, the people and their own family. The pain is unbearable, I might want the world knows as well, behind the scene which is the truth
Unfortunately, some of us have endured them.....Mother's in Law from Hades...!
She wasn't that strict about being a Catholic if she had an abortion!
I want to tell this young lady, how wrong she is about the princess. She did not have an abortion, she miscarried from all the stress. So there is a big difference. They get these people who supposedly speak English, but there is a loss in translation.
She is so beautiful. I read she was Catholic. She turned into shinto for hirohito
Palace politics usually are very difficult.
lately news about history of royals have been famous in social media
Royal and nobles are so petty. They're holding on to success and prestige of previous generations. Many without anything to show for their titles. Just happen to be born.
Empress Konju was born a noble, her father was the prine of kuni and she and Hirohito are cousin. Hirohito father was plague of ill health through out his life, Emperor Meiji, Hirohito paternal grandfather have 15 children, but all of his children with his empress died of stillborn, miscarriage and infant death, only 5 of his children from his concubine survived, one of them was Emperor Taisho.
Michiko however was not a close relative to the royal, her father was the japanese 1st noodle company owner.
Michiko doesn't know a lot about royal protocol, onlybthe basic. However Empress Kojun still detested Michiko for her informal protocol and always scolded her.
Would you do one on Charles Lightoller from Titanic please?
Although I like my countries royal family, well some, not all, I would not like the life they have to live at all. I'd sooner be the slightly poor me, as I am and always have been. Money doesn't bring happiness, its who is around you.
When they were old they look like twins! X
I mean, the Empress was a Catholic before her marriage. She gave that up for him, and she pretty much left a normal life just to be with him.
Pass!!
If he actually loved her he would have let her go . Having your way at the cost of someone elses mental and physical health truly shows what narcistists members of tthe royal families are.mind you i wouldve thought theyd be happy to break off the inbreeding thats caused the ruination of many other royal families. The sheer fact not once did anyone stop the dowager empress from the deliberate persecutions against her DIL says alot
3:20 It was a miscarriage, not abortion!
Abortion? Or miscarriage? There's a difference.
I think the most wicked are not within the imperial family, but the people who surrounds them.
The Empress Emeritus is the most elegant and beautiful royal woman in the world. No one comes close to her but for the Queen Mother of Thailand in her day.
The most elegant lady ever.
Remind me of Princess Diana. :( The royal family was very cold to her. They might have despised her or something. The royal family must know that the status can not be taken for granted.
Wow this was so similar to Lady Diana that I thought this was going to end in the tunnel
Or one on the lady Leonie Gilmour?
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Queen michiko is also royal family second cousin of his husband emperor 🤣
Just like Princess Diana... 💔
Poor lady
Did she not graduate from Harvard?
Sounds like the Japanese royal family is dysfunctional. Three generations of abused woman, the most recently the current empress and princess Mako have experienced PTSD. Very sad.
"from the royal family." Lol, so you are gonna cycle the blood? You know what happens with in breeding yet you wanna make Akihito marry within the royal family? 😂
I like Empress Michiko tbh, she's pretty and classy. And I like Akihito for standing up for his woman. Also they are so touchy even in heir advance age, he would always assist and stop and look back to wait for her. I am a fan of these two.
Sounds familiar isnt it?
🇹🇷 I love Japan
Honestly, “Royal Families “ is so outdated since very soon you and I can travel into space if we can afford the tickets.
it's far from being outdated. as rome is ruled by republic in BC times.
The evil dowager empress sent her daughter in law something she must wear but mustn’t wear. Pure malice.
Do you know the word "imperial"?
So the rich Elitist was bullied by another rich Elitist. I'm so mad.....
Royal ? No, Imperial ! Learn you fact , if you want us to believe you!
Chiefs, Kings and Emperors all fall under the "Royal Category".
@@dayangmarikit6860 Emperor is Imperial
@@bluestorm9977 - No $#!t
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God, the Mother in Law from Hell
*MAIN REASON: Michiko Shōda came from a Roman Catholic family and Empress Kojun, the mother of Akihito frowned her religion.*
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I am not surprised, Asian monarch families are often crueler to their royal commoner family members than western royal families, if you watch Chinese, Korean, and Thailand soap dramas about their royal families you can get a pretty good idea of how the royal family member and those coming from aristocratic backgrounds treat commoners and those they saw beneath them, Michiko story is just like princess Diana, the only difference is that Michiko was not killed by them, I feel sorry that Michiko had to deal with what looks like a mother-in-law from hell! the fact that her husband sat there and let his family bully his wife is what pissed me off the most, but what else can you expect from royalty.
So the death is only solution for some human beings
Ii not bulie from no Country because the sigth to see is blesed in any shape!
Alert was.
Yeah right that day I light candle e my oval watches near Angel e Holly Mary , the oval shape was reflecting on Wal from the candle.
Me e my kids are already sofer this much we deserve prosper family life .
Empress Michico is a beautiful soul.
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