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Mohawk52
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I saw this on the Reuters wire this morning. I quote verbatum
"246 T289440 Japan princess in 1st official duties in 13 months TOKYO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Japanese Crown Princess Masako returned to official duties on Sunday after more than a year of seclusion stemming from a stress-related disorder. Waving and smiling gracefully, Masako, 41, briefly joined Emperor Akihito and other family members on a palace balcony to greet thousands of well-wishers in a traditional New Year rite. Masako, once a cheerful and outgoing career diplomat, had spent about 13 months in seclusion with a stress-related illness. "I am very happy to celebrate the new year with you," the 71-year-old Emperor said. "I pray for people's happiness and world peace." Crown Prince Naruhito, heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, set off a furore in May when he said that his wife was worn out by 10 years of trying to adapt to life behind the imposing walls of the Imperial Palace. Palace officials said in July that Masako was suffering from an "adjustment disorder", a mental condition caused by stress. Royal watchers say much of the stress comes from pressure on her to produce a male heir and from attempts to prevent her from acting as a sort of royal envoy overseas. Naruhito and Masako have a daughter, Princess Aiko, who marked her third birthday in December, but laws prohibit female succession. No boys have been born into the imperial family since Akishino, Naruhito's younger brother, in 1965. Akishino is second in line to the throne, but both of his children are girls. REUTERS " When I read this it reminded me of Lady Funaho, First Queen to Azusa, King of Jurai. from Tenchi Muyo, Ryo-Ohki. An example of life paralleling with fantasy. Getting back to Masako, and it has been determined back in the 90's that it has always been the male sperm half of the DNA that determines the sex of an off-spring, not the female egg half. So it seems she got all worked up for nought. Also the question of, so what happens to the monarcy if no male heir is available upon the death of the emperor? Change the rules, or start a revolution, was the choice the English had when Henry VIII's only son Edward VI died. There was only Mary, the only surviving heir of Henry's first wife Catherine of Aragon. Fearing another War of the Roses, Mary was eventually crowned Englands first Queen since Buudacia. However this move to try to avoid a civil war was in vain because Mary, a staunch Catholic, was determined to reverse the protestant reformation forced upon the country by her father. This brutal and violent religious war that eventually broke out is what caused Mary to earn her knickname "Bloody Mary". But I doubt that this sort of thing would happen in todays Japan should they decide to have their first "Queen". |
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