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...morning last week at 9:50 a.m. exactly Her Imperial Majesty the Empress Nagako was clocked into the temporary structure erected for such occasions, the Imperial Maternity Villa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Short Sword, Purple Skirt | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

Japanese editors carefully pointed out that the Emperor is only 30,* that the Empress attained the age of 29 only the day before her latest child was born last week, and that both Emperor & Empress "still enjoy robust health...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Short Sword, Purple Skirt | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

...Born April 29, 1901, he is 29 (the Empress is 28) by Western reckoning; but Japanese hold that everyone is a year old at birth. Japanese think it queer that, since everyone has unquestionably been alive for some time before birth, Westerners cling to the obvious absurdity of reckoning a newborn babe as of zero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Short Sword, Purple Skirt | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

Born. To Emperor Hirohito & Empress Nagako of Japan; a daughter, their fourth (one died), legally unfit to inherit Emperor Hirohito's throne. Weight: 3,365 grams (7.4 lb.). Length: 49 centimetres...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 16, 1931 | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

...tons of launchings last year. 3) Despite Depression, world launchings came to 2,889,000 tons, the highest of any year since 1921. 4) The tonnage of motorship launchings was 1,582,994. greater than that of other types of vessels for the first time. 5) Largest launching was Empress of Britain with a gross tonnage of 42,000. Second largest was L'Atlantique, 40,945 tons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORTATION: Shipping Comes Up | 2/9/1931 | See Source »

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