Word: nagako
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako, earnestly cooperating in debunking the Shinto myth, presented convincing proof of their democratic leanings. At a palace celebration of the second anniversary of Japan's democratic constitution, they led the assembled 30,000 in three rousing banzais...
...Hirohito and his Empress Nagako got snapped prematurely as the Empress patted her husband's hair back for the photographer. Result: the least divine (and most ecstatic) picture...
Hirohito was more successful when he decided to marry for love. Despite the opposition of the court, he chose a young noblewoman, Princess Nagako of the Satsuma clan, which was then outside the strict circle of families eligible for imperial matches. In due time she bore him five daughters and two sons, the eldest-born being Crown Prince Akihito...
This concentration of effort touches the Imperial Household. Emperor Hirohito works closely with his service chiefs (TIME, Jan. 24); Empress Nagako comforts wounded soldiers (see cut), indulges in social work...