Michiko

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Michiko is the former Empress of Japan and the wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, known for being the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family.

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Surface form Occurrences
Shōda Michiko 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Empress of Japan
member of the Japanese imperial family
person
associatedWith Chrysanthemum Throne
Imperial House of Japan
birthName Michiko self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shōda Michiko
countryOfCitizenship Japan
familyName Shōda
givenName Michiko self-link
honorificTitle Her Majesty the Empress Emerita
knownFor breaking certain traditions of the imperial household
engaging directly with the public
support for welfare and education causes
languageSpoken Japanese
marriedInto Imperial House of Japan
surface form: Japanese imperial family
memberOf House of Yamato
monarchConsortOf Akihito
nameInJapanese Akihito
surface form: 上皇后美智子
nameInJapaneseKana じょうこうごう みちこ
notableFor extensive social and charitable work
first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family
modernization of the image of the Japanese monarchy
positionHeld Empress of Japan
religion Shinto
residence Japan
role symbolic figure in Japanese public life
sexOrGender female
spouse Akihito
spouseTitle Akihito
surface form: Emperor Emeritus of Japan
titleAfterAbdicationOfSpouse Empress Emerita of Japan

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Michiko birthName Michiko self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Shōda Michiko
Empress Michiko givenName Michiko
Michiko givenName Michiko self-link
Shōda givenName Michiko
subject surface form: Michiko Shōda
Fumihito mother Michiko
Naruhito mother Michiko