Empress Masako and the pressure of Japan's throne - BBC News

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  • Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
  • Empress Masako is only the second woman to become empress of Japan, after her husband Naruhito took the Chrysanthemum Throne.
    The pressures of royal life took a considerable toll on her and she struggled publicly with mental health, but now seems to be getting to be getting a chance to put her extensive diplomacy skills to use.
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  • @adeolarichards11
    @adeolarichards11 4 года назад +3020

    Mental illness can affect anyone. I am glad her husband stood by her.

    • @reigenlucilfer6154
      @reigenlucilfer6154 4 года назад +120

      emperor naruhito is a gentleman and empress masako is a beautiful lady! tenno heika banzai!

    • @maragathm
      @maragathm 4 года назад +59

      Harry and Meghan whining about how hard their life is so fickle and fake they don't know real pain, Empress Masako is true Victim. Her husband made a statement they didn't create a circus around her and demand public sympathy, she genuinely had a problem and retreated from public life to deal with her issues. Japan people might not have understood what was wrong but they accepted it. The more you complain the more you lose sympathy.

    • @mohdghazali3473
      @mohdghazali3473 4 года назад +44

      @@maragathm Yeah, Emperor Naruhito (previously Crown Prince) had a conflict and i heard he was very angry toward the Imperial Household Agency for a pressure and expectation put into her.

    • @annak.5477
      @annak.5477 4 года назад +69

      @@maragathm People are not obligated to follow a path because they were born in an imperial family. If Harry and Megan chose another path, that is okay. We can't pretend to pressure others to live the way we want because it is their life, not ours. We are free to choose from. Thanks, Oh Life for our Freedom.

    • @isabelleelkhoudri6495
      @isabelleelkhoudri6495 4 года назад +2

      @@maragathm well said👍

  • @novaprime5976
    @novaprime5976 3 года назад +2148

    The reporter: "...the new Emperor, Naruhito"
    The subtitle: "...the new Emperor, Naruto"

    • @kka333
      @kka333 3 года назад +110

      I mean he's a hokage.

    • @rizalalbar
      @rizalalbar 3 года назад +10

      @@kka333 hokage is what the real world equivalent to village chief so, that would be unlikely

    • @kittypixie.x
      @kittypixie.x 3 года назад +8

      noticed that, lol.

    • @tarvinchen2930
      @tarvinchen2930 3 года назад +3

      Lol, I was thinking naruto survived and become emperor too

    • @babyaskin9881
      @babyaskin9881 3 года назад +5

      Boruhito

  • @user-nn8we7zv1s
    @user-nn8we7zv1s 4 года назад +1628

    In the past, there was friction between her and the Imperial Office.
    He publicly made a statement to protect her.
    The public was surprised.
    And we thought he was the best husband.

    • @AnanyaShetty_
      @AnanyaShetty_ 4 года назад +78

      Awwww that's so sweet!

    • @comradeleppi2000
      @comradeleppi2000 2 года назад +3

      Why was that friction?

    • @LordDim1
      @LordDim1 2 года назад +36

      @@comradeleppi2000 massive pressure to produce a male heir, which sent her into deep anxiety and depression

    • @iluvcamaros1912
      @iluvcamaros1912 2 года назад +3

      @@LordDim1 God in the 21st Century you'd think Japan would be the last country to go all Henry VIII on some poor woman.

    • @blackbird7842
      @blackbird7842 2 года назад +2

      @@LordDim1 Goodness! We all know the sex of the baby is determined by the male sperm! The pressure should be on the emperor. How backward.

  • @memekjunior3518
    @memekjunior3518 4 года назад +2500

    The emperor loves his empress so much.

    • @lower_than_furries9727
      @lower_than_furries9727 4 года назад +129

      He does. It is so sweet.

    • @Yama00
      @Yama00 4 года назад

      COME ON! BITCH'S GOT A CUTE SMILE, BUT STILL A TRASHY GOLD DIGGER! IF I HAD A BILLION DOLLARS FOR EVERY PIECE OF WHATEVER TRIES TO GET INTO MY WALLET, MY PANTS OR STEAL SOMETHING, I'D BE A RICH MAN TODAY. I DON'T EVEN HAVE $5 IN MY POCKET AT THE MOMENT.

    • @sn.d8424
      @sn.d8424 4 года назад +7

      BAO HOANG SUSANOU-NO-MIKOTO
      who hurt you to say all of those sad things?

    • @Yama00
      @Yama00 4 года назад

      @@sn.d8424 I JUST DON'T LIKE HOS SCREWING OVER OTHER HOS JUST TRYING TO GET BY. THOSE WITH MORE SHOULD NOT LOOK DOWN ON THOSE WITH LESS.

    • @tubeyou89119
      @tubeyou89119 3 года назад +57

      He ruined her by selfishly wanting to marry her. She would have been better off living far away from such a stiff restricted environment.

  • @xoxo-dr8df
    @xoxo-dr8df 4 года назад +504

    If anything, the emperor really stood by her all these years and protected her from the pressures of the emperial household agency. She will do great and is already in her element.

  • @tiffanyzette7308
    @tiffanyzette7308 4 года назад +2125

    I’m extremely proud of having her as our Empress. She is intelligent, kind, motherly, and impeccable in my eyes despite her struggles. She will make it fine.

    • @keizelharf5393
      @keizelharf5393 4 года назад +18

      Are you Japanese? They said imperial family in Japan almost completely powerless and always dictated by strict and powerful Imperial Household Agency. Is it true?

    • @sangatsu6819
      @sangatsu6819 4 года назад +130

      Keizel Harf I’m Japanese. Yes royal family doesn’t have power, yet they are our symbol, absolutely loved by Japanese people, and people are normally very proud of them as well as respect them sincerely. Of course there might be anti-royal family, but it’s not majority. Sorry if my English doesn’t make sense.

    • @keizelharf5393
      @keizelharf5393 4 года назад +8

      @@sangatsu6819 but how about Empress Masako? From i know, she got depressed because forced to have a son? Is she okay now?

    • @keizelharf5393
      @keizelharf5393 4 года назад +3

      @@evilresident2701 how rude. I just hear from media and i asked honest question to Japanese about this matter.

    • @evilresident2701
      @evilresident2701 4 года назад +28

      @@keizelharf5393 After you gave biased and rude questions to Japanese people ? Masako Sama started another new life as Empress with her strong determination to move forward. So, you'll be 'nice' about her, yeah ?

  • @Kncperseus
    @Kncperseus 3 года назад +2574

    "Japan's Imperial Family is very old"
    No, madam, the Queen of England is old. Japanese Imperial Family is ANCIENT!
    It's THE OLDEST surviving Imperial Dynasty. Approx 2360 years old.
    EDIT: Correction, it's 2680-2681 years old.

    • @hanaankanto
      @hanaankanto 3 года назад +42

      For real??!!

    • @rizalalbar
      @rizalalbar 3 года назад +8

      @@hanaankanto it checks out.

    • @nickopaul_
      @nickopaul_ 3 года назад +3

      Woah to

    • @user-dw8rq8sv4v
      @user-dw8rq8sv4v 3 года назад +62

      your information is out of date. now Japan have survived 2681 years. last month we have one days holiday because of National Day

    • @rizalalbar
      @rizalalbar 3 года назад +4

      @Flávio Sousa i think it's gonna be hard for now, wait a couple of centuries later maybe.

  • @marvyncabantac5537
    @marvyncabantac5537 4 года назад +1147

    She doesn't need an interpreter @bbc she finished her studies in the us and oxford. The reporter did not make a bsckgrounder first

    • @goinbulilit3846
      @goinbulilit3846 4 года назад +75

      Oxford and Harvard

    • @yksw4334
      @yksw4334 4 года назад +112

      Empress masako sama speaks Russian and French too.

    • @reigenlucilfer6154
      @reigenlucilfer6154 4 года назад +40

      @@yksw4334 omg empress masako is graceful! i love her so much

    • @latefanelum1303
      @latefanelum1303 4 года назад +32

      I think they are saying traditionally, an interpreter should have been there, but now the empress is more free to use her skills

    • @Duricas
      @Duricas 4 года назад +1

      What's a backgrounder?

  • @fjp9
    @fjp9 3 года назад +797

    every time she says career i think she is trying to say korean.

    • @FloorInSea
      @FloorInSea 3 года назад +10

      same

    • @xXxSkyViperxXx
      @xXxSkyViperxXx 3 года назад +60

      i actually thought she said korean before i read this

    • @fjp9
      @fjp9 3 года назад +6

      @@xXxSkyViperxXx honestly i had to play it back a couple of times to make sure what she was saying.

    • @ba-tobartc.6230
      @ba-tobartc.6230 3 года назад +2

      yes she said Korean

    • @fjp9
      @fjp9 3 года назад +11

      @@ba-tobartc.6230 0:32 “the career woman princess. why? because unusual for a japanese imperial woman, she had career goals and was on track to be a very successful diplomat.” this part makes much more sense if it is the word career versus korean.
      0:52 “she had to give up her career.” after she got married to the emperor.
      also to my knowledge, the empress is japanese not korean.

  • @bangvelvet6418
    @bangvelvet6418 4 года назад +532

    Masako studied law at the University of Tokyo to prepare for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs's entrance examination. Out of 800 applicants only 28 passed, she was one of them, along with two other women. - wikipedia
    She’s the kind of woman that children should aspire to be. Beautiful, Intelligent, and elegant.

    • @JV-yd4qg
      @JV-yd4qg 3 года назад +3

      But weak in Emotional Quotient.👌As the saying goes, you can't have everything..😕

    • @russells.soehnerii8308
      @russells.soehnerii8308 3 года назад +1

      Right. She’s a functional zombie.

    • @abbyalphonse499
      @abbyalphonse499 2 года назад +7

      What a terrible waste! But now she's in a position where her study of law will be useless!

    • @Thislife78-p1w
      @Thislife78-p1w 2 года назад +1

      @@JV-yd4qg you are so right. Mental fortitude and mental health is THE most important thing

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 2 года назад +1

      @@JV-yd4qg try walking in her shoes

  • @kokodavis6553
    @kokodavis6553 4 года назад +408

    It has been extremely tough on Masako Sama , but Emperor Naruhito stood by her all this time and now she is supporting him as new Emperor
    Just goes to shoe Love is very strong between them .

    • @ghosthood2931
      @ghosthood2931 4 года назад +8

      oh naruhito. Damn caps said naruto, i was about to laugh into tears

    • @sunnyblueskies6505
      @sunnyblueskies6505 4 года назад

      What choice does she have?

    • @Yama00
      @Yama00 4 года назад

      @@sunnyblueskies6505 USDA CHOICE?

    • @nagatomutsu844
      @nagatomutsu844 3 года назад +5

      @@sunnyblueskies6505 Emperor Naruhito waited 8 yrs for her to say yes.

  • @LKD27
    @LKD27 4 года назад +362

    I love empress Masako, she's the epitome of beauty, elegance, and intelligence.

  • @SabrinaBritoganbatte
    @SabrinaBritoganbatte 4 года назад +249

    Love Japan from Brazil.

    • @yksw4334
      @yksw4334 4 года назад +10

      Thank you. :)

  • @kentamoza8222
    @kentamoza8222 4 года назад +259

    " Love and Respect " from Thailand

    • @bluntycunty6952
      @bluntycunty6952 4 года назад +4

      Your new king crap .go to hell

    • @user-fv2bo5is7e
      @user-fv2bo5is7e 4 года назад +21

      Thank you from Japan
      I love 🇹🇭!

    • @kermankoonekerman8855
      @kermankoonekerman8855 4 года назад +1

      DONT DELIVER YOUR RESPECT THROUGH THE BRITSH STATE BROADCASTER , WILL SERVE RACISTS INTEREST

    • @TM-jl6vz
      @TM-jl6vz 4 года назад +6

      Thank you from Japan! 🇹🇭🇯🇵💕

    • @yksw4334
      @yksw4334 4 года назад +8

      Love and respect from Australia. :)

  • @gijsbertha61
    @gijsbertha61 4 года назад +43

    Who would not get depressed if you vannot live the life you want to live. Great respect for Empress Masako. She was very happy visiting the Netherlands.

  • @thedude7134
    @thedude7134 3 года назад +283

    My boy Naruto finally got promoted from hokage to emperor. Anime coming soon.

    • @millevenon5853
      @millevenon5853 3 года назад +20

      Sadly his daughter, Himawari, can't inherit the throne

    • @LA-kv8cp
      @LA-kv8cp 3 года назад +19

      @@millevenon5853 wait until they give birth to Boruhito

    • @mitsubishia6m5zero6
      @mitsubishia6m5zero6 3 года назад

      Naruto not​

    • @jhca4671
      @jhca4671 3 года назад +2

      This is very annoying from a Japanese perspective. This is not funny for disrespectful.

    • @tapeshsharma9254
      @tapeshsharma9254 4 месяца назад

      good to know that Boruto don't exist 😂😂

  • @KitsuneFyora
    @KitsuneFyora 3 года назад +60

    Reminds me of princess Diana. Didn't even know Japan still had an imperial family. Much respect for carrying a lineage on for so long

    • @mujkocka
      @mujkocka 2 года назад +3

      Princess Diana was a kindergarten teacher. With no degree or ambitions. Hardly the same. Masako was Ivy League and spoken 6 languages fluently and was forced to marry

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 2 года назад +1

      @@mujkocka no ambitions? Being a teacher especially for young children is very ambitious. Touching the lives of the next generation. Just because she didn't go to Ivy League doesn't make her any less. Forced? didn't they say the emperor asked Masako to marry him?

    • @aperson6089
      @aperson6089 2 года назад +2

      @@priscillajimenez27 hard to swallow because of the bitter fact about your beloved former princess. She wasnt a teacher, she was the assistant to the teacher. She failed all the exams, Masako passed hers gracefully. Diana humiliated her husband in front of the public through books and tv interviews, Masako didnt and acts like a regal empress. Diana wasnt loved by her husband, Masako is loved and her husband is ready to protect her. Diana had many scandals especially related to men, Masako doesnt have any and support her husband by being loyal to him. Even though they love people, but Masako has been acting like an empress since day 1 she was in the imperial family.

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 2 года назад +1

      @@aperson6089 she's not my princess. I'm not British

    • @aperson6089
      @aperson6089 2 года назад +2

      @@priscillajimenez27 the point is, Masako is better than Diana. She knows her place and doesnt ask more. Diana wanted attention even though she knew what she would get into after she chose to marry Prince Charles.

  • @danielwhyatt3278
    @danielwhyatt3278 3 года назад +86

    It’s so great that he genuinely cares about his wife like this. It does feel that, although the Royal family is struggling to find new people to marry into the family, they are doing very well in terms of relationships in local and international popularity. In all honesty it would be pretty cool if the Emperor met Queen Elizabeth II someday soon.

    • @amandam8858
      @amandam8858 3 года назад +3

      I think after what happend to the new empress, most women are going to think twice before marrying in. If the emperor's nephew doesn't have male children it will be the end for the jrf.

    • @Evelyn-jd1uf
      @Evelyn-jd1uf 9 месяцев назад

      S1r

    • @aphaia07
      @aphaia07 2 месяца назад

      The late Queen gratefully invited Their Majesties The Emperor and The Empress to UK but Covid-19 hindered. Her Son HMTK Charles III renewed the old promise and will received soon Their Majesties. He is the son of his mother.

  • @vinny4257
    @vinny4257 4 года назад +109

    She is a wonderful woman and will make a incredible empress!!!

    • @Yama00
      @Yama00 4 года назад

      NAH, NOT THAT EMPRESSIVE.

  • @elvenkind6072
    @elvenkind6072 3 года назад +125

    God bless the Emperor and Empress of Japan, and all their people, from a random, small person in the Kingdom of Norway. Let's be proud of our royals, all of us whom still have kept our old traditions.

    • @Blue-pk4ny
      @Blue-pk4ny 3 года назад +6

      Love and respect from Scotland.

    • @valeriughimpu5720
      @valeriughimpu5720 3 года назад +3

      🌷🌷🌷🏆🏆🏆🇯🇵☀️💞🇯🇵🏆🌏🏆🇯🇵💞☀️
      日本の太陽は、私たちがこの惑星のどこにいても、宇宙や多元宇宙で私たちを照らしています。 日出ずる国、日本を愛しています!
      今上天皇皇后両陛下-昇る太陽の国の王様-私たちがこの世界と宇宙のどこにいても...多元宇宙のどこにでも光線を送る国!
      無限の愛が大好き日本-日出ずる国!
      今上天皇徳皇后と皇后雅子-日本と私たちの広大で美しい世界のための私たちの心の王、平和と光の王!
      ルーマニアからあなたを尊重し、愛してください!
      🌷🌷🌷🏆🏆🏆🇯🇵☀️💞🇯🇵🏆🌏🏆🇯🇵💞☀️
      The sun of Japan illuminates us wherever we are on this planet, in the Universe and...Multiverse. We love you Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun!
      Emperor Naruhito & Empress Masako- Kings of a Land of Rising Sun - a country that sends its Rays of Light wherever we are in this world and in the Universe and...Multiverse !
      Infinite Love very much Japan - Land of The Rising Sun!
      Emperor Naruhito & Empress Masako - Kings Of Our Hearts, Of Peace and Of Light for Japan and Our Whole Immense and Beautiful World!
      Respect and Love You from România !

    • @ekstadropsen
      @ekstadropsen 2 года назад

      👏👏👏

    • @zyairjames6758
      @zyairjames6758 2 года назад

      @@Blue-pk4ny it the uk

    • @aphaia07
      @aphaia07 2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for your best wishes from another random person in Japan. I watched an old video in which the young Emperor, then Prince Naruhito recollected warmly and gratefully his interaction with the Norwegian Royal Family. He said he was impressed by each Norwegian royal who had their people so deeply in their thought.

  • @italoluder
    @italoluder 2 года назад +11

    She is just wonderful

  • @BankruptMonkey
    @BankruptMonkey 3 года назад +42

    I'm happy to see the Japanese people seem so happy with her in the comments, I just came from a video of the Thai people hating their awful king so it's a nice good news story

    • @nagatomutsu844
      @nagatomutsu844 3 года назад +7

      I feel so bad for Thai people. The old king was great.

  • @johnscanlan9335
    @johnscanlan9335 3 года назад +10

    Empress Masako went to elementary in New York City at Public School 81 in the Riverdale neighborhood. Her English language skills are flawless!

  • @bostongirlsandy
    @bostongirlsandy 2 года назад +9

    Empress Masako has no problem speaking English. She went to Harvard University.

  • @GingerGingie
    @GingerGingie 4 года назад +90

    Such a beautiful couple. I wish them all them all the best!! They both have very difficult roles to play. But to do it with such grace... lovely!

    • @valeriughimpu5720
      @valeriughimpu5720 3 года назад +1

      🌷🌷🌷🏆🏆🏆🇯🇵☀️💞🇯🇵🏆🌏🏆🇯🇵💞☀️
      日本の太陽は、私たちがこの惑星のどこにいても、宇宙や多元宇宙で私たちを照らしています。 日出ずる国、日本を愛しています!
      今上天皇皇后両陛下-昇る太陽の国の王様-私たちがこの世界と宇宙のどこにいても...多元宇宙のどこにでも光線を送る国!
      無限の愛が大好き日本-日出ずる国!
      今上天皇徳皇后と皇后雅子-日本と私たちの広大で美しい世界のための私たちの心の王、平和と光の王!
      ルーマニアからあなたを尊重し、愛してください!
      🌷🌷🌷🏆🏆🏆🇯🇵☀️💞🇯🇵🏆🌏🏆🇯🇵💞☀️
      The sun of Japan illuminates us wherever we are on this planet, in the Universe and...Multiverse. We love you Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun!
      Emperor Naruhito & Empress Masako- Kings of a Land of Rising Sun - a country that sends its Rays of Light wherever we are in this world and in the Universe and...Multiverse !
      Infinite Love very much Japan - Land of The Rising Sun!
      Emperor Naruhito & Empress Masako - Kings Of Our Hearts, Of Peace and Of Light for Japan and Our Whole Immense and Beautiful World!
      Respect and Love You from România !

  • @dorisdaumann5914
    @dorisdaumann5914 4 года назад +8

    I always feel sorry for this nice woman - she got so much under pressure that she had got a depression , stopped talking and stayed behind the palaces walls for years ...
    Her husband always has been at her side - and I hope she is now strong and secure enough to fulfil her role ... Good luck and strength , Your Majesty !! 🌹
    With love from Germany !! 💟

    • @mujkocka
      @mujkocka 2 года назад +1

      But who caused her depression? Because he asked her to marry him. He was the root of the problem.

  • @ishizuci0103
    @ishizuci0103 4 года назад +24

    Since the Empress's marriage to the Emperor, he has had a tough daily life such as poor physical condition, but the smile of “Imperial Thanks” is refreshed and softened.🙌😄😌🎌👑

  • @debbiemarquis3231
    @debbiemarquis3231 4 года назад +191

    Life can be so hard for Royals...

    • @AlanWattResistance
      @AlanWattResistance 4 года назад +12

      Try being a labourer.

    • @davidbarnett9312
      @davidbarnett9312 4 года назад +4

      Or stay in college to avoid being drafted like Bill Clinton.....

    • @hanaj
      @hanaj 4 года назад +2

      David Barnett you mean most white men right? Dick Cheney?

    • @Rcrecords10
      @Rcrecords10 4 года назад +8

      @@AlanWattResistance this is hard because you have to totally put your self aside for who you are for who you must be at least a laborer is himself

    • @AlanWattResistance
      @AlanWattResistance 4 года назад

      @@Rcrecords10 True.

  • @frisia8190
    @frisia8190 3 года назад +21

    To be honest both Masako and her mother in law (the dowager empress) were kinda forced into the marriage because the other guy was a crown prince. Imaging what an excellent diplomat she could've been.

    • @mujkocka
      @mujkocka 2 года назад +3

      Exactly. It wasn’t a fairy tale. It was a nightmare for her. An intelligent career woman locked in a cage. And could possibly have been asked to give up someone she loved before marrying the prince. Who is hardly the catch physically and not to mention the baggage he represents

  • @NotContinuum
    @NotContinuum 4 года назад +39

    I would love to see her make it her mission, if possible, to combat the stigma surrounding mental illness in Japan. Mental illness has such a profound impact on society and must be faced like any other illness, less it lead to tragedy.

    • @russells.soehnerii8308
      @russells.soehnerii8308 3 года назад

      The nail that sticks up gets hammered down. People who have serious mental illness in Japan are crushed like stamping out a cockroach.

  • @chae226
    @chae226 4 года назад +10

    I find Her Majesty so beautiful. She's not the generic Japanese beauty, she is more like of a Southeast Asian kind of features to me. So cute!

  • @raggedyhaggity250
    @raggedyhaggity250 4 года назад +12

    what a lovely couple. i feel bad about the high expectations and restrictions regarding the japanese royal family tho and issues of heirs and whatnot. empress masako seem very poised and elegant. i love the way the royal couple sat face to face with their people. such mutual respect and reverence between royal family and subjects.

  • @HitomiNoRyu
    @HitomiNoRyu 4 года назад +73

    My Japanese mother in the past talked about most people in Japan felt sorry for Masako for the longest time. "She is our Princess Diana. A strong woman who was connected to the people and wanted to do great things in her own right...but the royal family decided to mentally beat her to submission."

    • @emiendo3128
      @emiendo3128 4 года назад +5

      HitomiNoRyu 😞😞

    • @GrayPM
      @GrayPM 4 года назад +3

      Before reading your comment, I was about to say that she reminds me of Princess Diana for reasons I can't explain.

    • @z.deutch1334
      @z.deutch1334 4 года назад +34

      Difference is at least her husband didn't abandon her like Charles did

    • @The_Greedy_Orphan
      @The_Greedy_Orphan 4 года назад +8

      Or that she isn't hounded by the press to the point of directly causing her death in a car crash.

    • @jhca4671
      @jhca4671 4 года назад +32

      The difference is that Empress Masako’s husband really loves her.

  • @Xenolar
    @Xenolar 4 года назад +84

    She has been embarrassed for many years because of the failure to give a birth to a son. Japan should change the law to allow a female heir to take the Chrysanthemum Throne. Without presence of a royal concubine, it is not realistic to limit a heir of it to only a male.
    I wont to see a future wife of the last male heir suffer from the same fate as hers.

    • @reigenlucilfer6154
      @reigenlucilfer6154 4 года назад +7

      it is because of stupid us always interfere with other country's law and rule. waay back then, ancient times, there were head empress. but because us girl are not allowed to succeed anymore.

    • @Xenolar
      @Xenolar 4 года назад +12

      Reigen Lucilfer The 1947 imperial household law was passed at he last session of Imperial diet. The law which defined that a male heir only can succeed the throne was passed relatively recently. The law was largely influenced by Prussian law system and assumes that there was an implicit agreement, which prioritize a paternal bloodline, in past successions.
      The fact is that Youro-Ritsuryo, an effective law before modernization just specifies a descendant of an emperor, who was not given a family name, can succeed it. So, a female heir was not prevented from succeeding it. There were actually many empress. One empress called Jingu-Kogo was not regarded as empress now. But she was apparently gave a birth to a male heir after her husband, the previous emperor was killed hundreds of days ago. The modern Japanese history denied her enthronement. But, her boy was not able to be called one in the paternal line. So, the early Japan did not prevent a female heir from taking the throne.

    • @moonlightpaw5868
      @moonlightpaw5868 3 года назад +5

      If they think women can’t rule than why is Queen Elizabeth so love by her county and people all around the world?

    • @PassionPno
      @PassionPno 3 года назад +1

      @@moonlightpaw5868 It's far more complicated than that because it involves the Shinto religion.

    • @jumbotheelephant8029
      @jumbotheelephant8029 2 года назад

      Every country has their own laws.

  • @IzzieHayashi
    @IzzieHayashi 4 года назад +6

    She would be a hero if she ran a nation wide massive campaign through all the prefectures towns and islands about why mental health care is something that you shouldn’t be ashamed of or feel bad about going. Everyone needs a little help sometimes.

    • @aphaia07
      @aphaia07 2 месяца назад

      But she didn't and I suppose she won't. Instead she has chosen to visit hospitals, nursing homes or supporting groups and talks with the locals side by side. Many said they got confident to be heard by a person who has struggled together in a same manner with them, and got empowered. She is compassionate in her own way.

  • @sunday077
    @sunday077 4 года назад +35

    Soo cute. Love Empress.

  • @user-no7ff6ep7e
    @user-no7ff6ep7e 2 года назад +10

    The Emperor's only child, Aiko. Her parents are the multi-lingual Emperor and Empress. The Empress was a former diplomat. They live modestly. They are the pride of Japan. What do you think of everyone in the world ? Aiko is the emperor's only child, but she cannot be the emperor. The reason is that, according to the rules of the Imperial Family, it is a male succession. The Empress, who was unable to give birth to a boy, was blamed within the Imperial Family and is still in poor health. How can there be such inequality in this day and age?
    I want Aiko to be emperor.

  • @arqueiafe7120
    @arqueiafe7120 3 года назад +6

    She seems like a very kind and special lady 💖

    • @nami9078
      @nami9078 3 года назад

      ありがとう!

  • @erikjj235
    @erikjj235 Год назад +3

    We love her. We support her.

  • @JapanesewithHanako
    @JapanesewithHanako 4 года назад +29

    Empress Masako is so intelligent and beautiful.

  • @90A2133036K
    @90A2133036K 4 года назад +61

    Japan was founded in 660 BC by Emperor Jimmu, who was said to be a direct descendant of the sun-goddess Amaterasu.
    2019y. 126th Emperor

    • @chowpurapura9948
      @chowpurapura9948 4 года назад +3

      I love it thats cool history
      i love amaterasu story
      Especially i really interested in japanese mythology such as the god and the goddess,ghost/spirit, etc

    • @mohdghazali3473
      @mohdghazali3473 4 года назад +5

      @J M That why it was called a Mythology, other countries also had a similar myth but the difference was japan imperial family that hold the myth countinue preside as symbol of japan like they always do throughout most of their history

    • @bluesky-pb9di
      @bluesky-pb9di 4 года назад

      No they were humans. Not gods or goddesses. 🤔😑😲😆😆😆 asian cultures strange and boring.

    • @mohdghazali3473
      @mohdghazali3473 4 года назад +3

      @@bluesky-pb9di because It was ancient mythology, Japanese Monarchy was one of the oldest surviving in the world. Even if not world at least in asian. The reliable historiographical evidence could at least be trace back from the 6th century while traditionally they claimed from 3rd century. I mean all ancient monarchy have some kind of myth going around them, especially since Japan ancient myth and beliefs system continue to exist as part of culture. During the world war 2 the goverment used it in education as a form of propaganda to keep the loyalty of citizen bur nowadays modern Japanese is non believer of religious. While they believe the existence of god they have no religion, Shinto was nothing more than culture🤔. Sorry, I am getting excited explaining.😅 but you know you are right, Korean ancient founding king had a myth of son of a bear and god. The bear became woman if i am not mistaken.🤔😑

    • @mohdghazali3473
      @mohdghazali3473 4 года назад +2

      @D S Where is the source of the DNA study ? As far as i know, only one Japanese Empress was allowed to make a DNA test and confirmed to be Korean descent while other tomb of Japanese Emperor was not allowed to study. There were only a theory about Japanese Emperor descent from a nobility in Korean peninsular.

  • @MAXIMUM-cg2bv
    @MAXIMUM-cg2bv Год назад +4

    Many Japanese respect the current Emperor and strongly hope that his eldest daughter, Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko, will succeed to the throne.

  • @nerdlingeeksly5192
    @nerdlingeeksly5192 3 года назад +7

    I say they should have went ahead and changed Japanese law to allow the first born man or woman to inherit lot of problems down the road and take a lot of strain off of women who become the empress

  •  4 года назад +15

    I wish all the best and hope people will learn the true ways to live, wherever they are whatever their background.

  • @KnarfStein
    @KnarfStein 2 года назад +11

    I hope Japan will still amend its royal succession laws to allow heiresses to take the throne. It's utterly ridiculous to allow so much talent to go to waste.

  • @cynthiagonzales9131
    @cynthiagonzales9131 2 года назад +5

    You go Empress!! Strong woman!!

  • @alexmac0
    @alexmac0 4 года назад +5

    I am very proud. I did not know that the Empress has such an important role after WW2, when the U.S. changed the Empire of Japan completely

  • @isabelleelkhoudri6495
    @isabelleelkhoudri6495 4 года назад +5

    I too think that being an empress will actually fulfill her much more bcse I guess she now has more latitude of operation. I think her upbringing and personal accomplishments pre- marriage didn't square in spending 2.5 decades performing ceremonial roles and abiding by millennial rules and customs.

  • @gerardcollins80
    @gerardcollins80 3 года назад +4

    Talk about a stark contrast between the Prince of Wales and the Japanese Emperor. Both had wives who suffered mental illness, yet despite society and Royal expectations the Emperor stood by his Empress. Yet Prince Charles could not have cared less how much his wife suffered, as long as he got his heir and spare.

    • @mujkocka
      @mujkocka 2 года назад

      Charles didn’t force Diana to marry him. And Diane has not been a career woman with any sort of accomplishments. Anyway the emperor destroyed her life. The least he could do was being decent to her. He didn’t have to of course. But should she be grateful just for that?

  • @KA-bv7zg
    @KA-bv7zg Год назад +1

    Like mother like daughter Empress ,Eve is proud of you .

  • @AdmiralBonetoPick
    @AdmiralBonetoPick 3 года назад +42

    "...very... very... very... really... really..."
    Maybe someone get this reporter a thesaurus?

    • @nica1288
      @nica1288 3 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @Souchi-ito
    @Souchi-ito 2 года назад +14

    Her daughter should inherit the throne. Not the cousin. So weird that they're still following this sexist rule.

  • @nabukuma
    @nabukuma 4 года назад +41

    She’s so cool!

  • @doriselsagama8975
    @doriselsagama8975 4 года назад +12

    They are a lovely couple. I know my Princess Masako will be the best royal.

    • @danivasquez1984
      @danivasquez1984 3 года назад +1

      @@lordanubis4709 wtf is wrong with you you weirdo

    • @chickenuniee9124
      @chickenuniee9124 3 года назад

      @@danivasquez1984 He's a Kid don't worry he'l Learn

  • @Apichayagaming
    @Apichayagaming 2 месяца назад +1

    I Love Empress Masako So Much ❤👑
    Long Live The Empress(Queen) Masako👑❤

  • @normalgirlcvco
    @normalgirlcvco 2 года назад +3

    So sorry she had to give up her career, especially because it affected her so much. Good to know she is better now.

  • @tomexviii533
    @tomexviii533 4 года назад +6

    I love the way of this people living as I saw in one TV Show :)

  • @yksw4334
    @yksw4334 4 года назад +94

    BBC, You never celebrate anything about Japan.

    • @Miyabiko-zq2fh
      @Miyabiko-zq2fh 4 года назад +35

      This reporter always mixes lies

    • @sunriseocean7800
      @sunriseocean7800 4 года назад +37

      So ture. I don't know why BBC is always negative about Japanese culture . . .

    • @luismiguelmayo
      @luismiguelmayo 4 года назад +28

      BBC's insolence toward Japanese culture sometimes may be derived from envy. I noticed it when once I saw BBC reported japanese Shinkansen(bullet train) and MAGLEV. The new emperor and empress both have experience of studying at Oxford but BBC wants to disregard it.

    • @yksw4334
      @yksw4334 4 года назад +6

      @@bush-b5330 BBC always ignore the journey of a thousand miles, just stick to little tiny report.

    • @oswaldmosley4315
      @oswaldmosley4315 3 года назад +1

      Bbc is a biased media that robs pensinors

  • @ronaldjones398
    @ronaldjones398 2 года назад +2

    She will do Well, she lived for a time in America,and her Husband loved her a Great Deal, you can tell

  • @sitihatika
    @sitihatika 4 года назад +5

    she is pretty until now and you can see her pretty now at her princess 🥰

  • @pinkpanther7030
    @pinkpanther7030 2 года назад +4

    Classy lady I like her. Good for her.

  • @fritzvila
    @fritzvila 4 года назад +20

    She is beautiful

  • @remalim9471
    @remalim9471 2 года назад +2

    Aiko could be another Elizabeth 1.

  • @lostmoon77
    @lostmoon77 4 года назад +12

    The reporter says, "Japan" in neither British nor American English correctly. So #weird

    • @suhani551
      @suhani551 4 года назад

      SHE SAID IN IN AN INDIAN WAY

    • @Ell.06
      @Ell.06 4 года назад

      Lol this bothered me so much

  • @KrankenLaboratory
    @KrankenLaboratory 4 года назад +35

    Banzai! Appare!

  • @taraneeprayurasiddhi8448
    @taraneeprayurasiddhi8448 4 года назад +7

    Empress Masako is a graceful and beautiful.

  • @amyisfujo
    @amyisfujo 4 года назад +5

    She has the best quality as an empress

  • @yoonnnlove
    @yoonnnlove 3 года назад +2

    Princess Masako's life has beeb so tragic ㅠ

  • @sigridfelgenhauer6286
    @sigridfelgenhauer6286 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wunderfüllte Empress

  • @ymouofficial7276
    @ymouofficial7276 3 года назад +2

    It refreshing to discover other royalties around the world. Because of the super-media coverage of the British monarchy we may tend to believe they are the only one still in existence.

  • @ib7132
    @ib7132 4 года назад +6

    God bless the Imperial family and Japan.

  • @toshiharuhirasugioka8668
    @toshiharuhirasugioka8668 4 года назад +3

    Thank you.

  • @themorrigan3673
    @themorrigan3673 3 года назад +2

    Im the old Imperial Japan, brothers would be killing brothers just to take the throne. Im really glad all surviving monarchy in the whole world are now more civilized when it comes to inheritance

  • @tomexviii533
    @tomexviii533 4 года назад +5

    My real respect to this nation :)

  • @MrNeilTV
    @MrNeilTV 2 года назад +5

    I did not know they still had an imperial family…wish America was better at educating us

    • @alwayshangrygirl463
      @alwayshangrygirl463 2 года назад +3

      What prevents you from reading? Stop blaming the system

    • @princesskanu
      @princesskanu 2 года назад

      @@alwayshangrygirl463 You guys have a shitty system. Own it!

    • @alwayshangrygirl463
      @alwayshangrygirl463 2 года назад

      @@princesskanu we know that Japan has the Imperial family school. And you didn't. So, it's questionable which system fails more

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 2 года назад

      I'm American and knew that 🤦‍♀️

  • @galleryg998
    @galleryg998 3 года назад +4

    I’m glad she has a chance to use those skill she developed, what a symbol of self sacrifice! It’s incredibly outdated and frustrating that women are expected to give up their careers in favour for child rearing, and i guess joining the imperial family just quadruples that pressure, so of course i dont blame her making that choice, but i am happy that she has a chance to use those skills, and I hope she finds fulfilment in her new role.

  • @hellogoogle9215
    @hellogoogle9215 2 года назад +1

    Bless her heart

  • @Tayyab2462
    @Tayyab2462 4 года назад +5

    Description says she was the second woman to be empress, I'm pretty sure all of the previous emperors wives were empresses, how is she second?

    • @rado3880
      @rado3880 4 года назад +4

      2nd Empress who was a commoner. Not of royal blood.

    • @adiabd1
      @adiabd1 4 года назад

      @@rado3880 come to think about it. Did the Imperial rules allow the marriage of a royal blood to a commoner, or they are an exception?

    • @rado3880
      @rado3880 4 года назад +1

      @@adiabd1 I think the Imperial rules were updated or changed sometime ago to allow them to marry non-royals.

    • @Jauhl1
      @Jauhl1 4 года назад +1

      @@adiabd1 Nothing has ever forbidden the Imperial family from marrying commoners, Among the aristocracy it was simply enormously prestigious and a lot of jockeying to marry into the Imperial family. wifes and concubines were usually drawn from the exalted fujiwara clan.
      Of course today there is no Japanese nobility, all are commoners except the Imperials.

  • @justmytwocentsdontgetmad
    @justmytwocentsdontgetmad 2 года назад +2

    To those who are confused why the Japanese Imperial Family is the oldest continuing royal dynasty, here's why: The bloodline the started from Antiquity (around 660 BC) all the way up to the Present was never broken. But if you are familiar with Japanese history, there was period in time from 530AD until 1867 called the Warring States period where the Samurai and Shoguns (feudal warlords) engaged in constant warfare for power and territorial control. This is similar to Medieval Europe. During this period, the role of the Emperor never ceased, but rather power and control over the country was being absorbed by the Shogun. The Samurai and Shogunate came to an end during the Meiji Restoration in the late 1800's and full power was returned to the Emperor and the Imperial family. This is what you usually see in popular Samurai movies ☺

  • @iwogajda5253
    @iwogajda5253 2 года назад +1

    "... let three virtues adorn you in a particular way: humility, purity of intention and love." (from the Diary of Saint Faustina Kowalska; partial record 1979)

  • @Toawii
    @Toawii 3 года назад +2

    Jesus, I didn't even know Japan still had Emperors and such.

  • @MrBoliao98
    @MrBoliao98 3 года назад +1

    Naruhito look so much like the father that honestly there ain't any difference.

  • @noname-dk7ri
    @noname-dk7ri 4 года назад +13

    Westerners may be indistinguishable, but I think this reporter is not Japanese.

  • @JohnJames-hc3xj
    @JohnJames-hc3xj 3 года назад +2

    I didn't even click on this video, it just started playing in the thumbnail and it counted as a view. Somehow I feel the individual content creator won't get the same treatment.

  • @manoharalisa5829
    @manoharalisa5829 3 года назад +1

    Remind me of Empress Wu Meiniang drama... Emperor Zhinu in love with Empress Wu Meiniang.. so lovely.. there are in nowadays Empress...

  • @yanguo-xs2bi
    @yanguo-xs2bi 6 месяцев назад +2

    👍👍👍我喜欢日本,人们特别友善,美食特别多。

    • @je_0008
      @je_0008 Месяц назад

      謝謝、我愛中国! 🇯🇵❤️🇨🇳

  • @NanoYoga
    @NanoYoga 4 года назад +8

    I feel very bad for her, she’s obviously very intelligent and has had to change her destiny to be with the man she loves. I hope she can get out of the shackles of the imperial system and regain some of her confidence!

    • @gailcurl8663
      @gailcurl8663 2 года назад +2

      Masko Never did Love Her husband! She was forced into Her marriage by an Ultimatem: Marry the Prince or we will execute your family. Read the book that is Banned in Japan!

    • @mujkocka
      @mujkocka 2 года назад +2

      Disney princess fantasy… no he is shorter than her. She is way more accomplished than him. She had to give up her way of life and freedom by force. Omg. Yes she is cool. But it’s so sad. She became only a brooding mare instead of achieving using her brain cells.

    • @triplea_qgb1963
      @triplea_qgb1963 Год назад

      Did she really love him though? She didn't want to be married. Allegedly, she was forced into the marriage. Some suspect her family could've been ostracized or there was something to gain from this marriage for her father. Either way, the pressure on this woman broke her

  • @nabilanaim5173
    @nabilanaim5173 3 года назад +1

    Malaysian Queen often exchange letters with Japan's empress to give her encouragement and support. Because she knew very well the pressure of being married to the royal heir but unable to give birth for the next heir.

  • @mailematseba9819
    @mailematseba9819 3 дня назад

    Modest and decent Empress Masako :)

  • @christopherqchin4319
    @christopherqchin4319 3 года назад +2

    Once Miss Masako was in Tokyo a modern metropolitan. She got married into the Palace . A Royal family from ancient time and still holding on to ancient tradition requiring a male heir . Wake up! All this nonsense is killing her. This is modern era. Change and have a female heir. Elizabeth II is a female
    and a wonderful Queen! GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

  • @JimmiAlli
    @JimmiAlli 2 года назад +3

    Masako is so stylish. It must have been an incredible shock to her to have to greet that oaf Trump. I am quite sure she would have a few choice English words for him.

  • @AlexS-oj8qf
    @AlexS-oj8qf 4 года назад +2

    I'm so dissapointed that they don't wear Kimono or Yukata all the time lmao

  • @Nerfponn3
    @Nerfponn3 4 года назад +35

    Why is BBC always negative about Japanese culture . . .
    なんでBBCは日本の文化に対していつも否定的なんだろうか。

    • @user-we7gh6rg6c
      @user-we7gh6rg6c 4 года назад +4

      いつもいつもいつも
      ホントムカつく👊😠

    • @Nerfponn3
      @Nerfponn3 4 года назад +4

      8989とろろまま
      まあ日本人が日本文化をこれからも支持していくしかないと思います。イギリスも数ある一国に過ぎません。戦勝国というだけです。

    • @59Lemony
      @59Lemony 4 года назад +14

      Because they hate motherhood and children. They hate tradition and culture too! Leftist mind poison

    • @Nerfponn3
      @Nerfponn3 4 года назад +1

      @@59Lemony
      NHK which is Japanese public broadcasting station is just like BBC in a scene...

    • @Lily22870
      @Lily22870 4 года назад +4

      別に全然ネガティブに感じないと思うけど。事実を伝えているだけ。最後もポジティブなコメントで終わってる。新しい、今までなかったような人がこれから輝き続ける、ていう感じのニュアンス。
      It’s FACTUAL TRUTH that women in Japanese society are burdened with traditional, and often sexist expectations. As someone who was born and raised in Tokyo, I don’t see this as anything “negative” it’s just the “truth.” I’m sorry that the truth is so upsetting, maybe that’s something that can change in the coming generations.

  • @CoffeeSuccubus
    @CoffeeSuccubus 3 года назад +11

    Just allow Absolute Cognitive.
    What's wrong with having a female?

    • @bruhman3406
      @bruhman3406 3 года назад

      I think its against their tradition

    • @BluishHuntress
      @BluishHuntress 3 года назад +2

      Japan is still oddly misogynistic and sexist, it ranks the lowest among OECD nations in terms of Gender Equality.

    • @mehengshkoqenemutit1241
      @mehengshkoqenemutit1241 3 года назад

      @rahul Diothere are many articles on the internet as it is a quite well known thing unfortunately

    • @sailormoon3726
      @sailormoon3726 3 года назад

      they passed a law in 1947 so that only male could take the throne, by influence of the Prussian Empire if i remember correctly

    • @jumbotheelephant8029
      @jumbotheelephant8029 2 года назад

      @@sailormoon3726 it's in 1889 by Prussia

  • @emberfire6146
    @emberfire6146 4 года назад +3

    Empress is so beautiful

  • @aprilledesilva9729
    @aprilledesilva9729 3 года назад +1

    "it's a huge taboo to talk about mental health in Japan"... What????

    • @mujkocka
      @mujkocka 2 года назад

      Yeah . Huge taboo about everything ugly. Sad really.

  • @valeriughimpu5720
    @valeriughimpu5720 3 года назад +2

    🌷🌷🌷🏆🏆🏆🇯🇵☀️💞🇯🇵🏆🌏🏆🇯🇵💞☀️
    The sun of Japan illuminates us wherever we are on this planet, in the Universe and...Multiverse. We love you Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun!
    Emperor Naruhito & Empress Masako- Kings of Land of Rising Sun - a country that sends its Rays of Light wherever we are in this world and in the Universe and...Multiverse !
    Infinite Love very much Japan - Land of The Rising Sun!
    Emperor Naruhito & Empress Masako - Kings Of Our Hearts, Of Peace and Of Light for Japan and Our Whole Immense and Beautiful World!
    Respect and Love You from România !

  • @Yama00
    @Yama00 4 года назад

    ROYALS SIMPLY DO NOT MARRY COMMONERS. THAT RULE HAS >NEVER< BEEN BROKEN BY ANY ROYAL HOUSE.

  • @hunianhani9215
    @hunianhani9215 4 года назад +5

    Congratulation for naruhito

  • @JJdakilla
    @JJdakilla 4 года назад +3

    What is Japaang?