The Reiwa Era begins May 1, 2019 a landmark day as Crown Prince Naruhito becomes the new emperor of Japan. He accedes to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019.
Click HERE for details. Reiwa means Great Harmony.
Click HERE for details. Reiwa means Great Harmony.
Crown Princess Masako Owada
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TOKYO (Reuters) - “Crown Prince Naruhito, set to become Japan’s emperor on May 1, is known as an earnest, studious man who wooed and won his ex-diplomat wife, Crown Princess Masako, with a pledge to protect her."
"...with a pledge to protect her." Reading this line, I was swept back to the day I met Gassan Sadatoshi whose father made the Samurai sword presented to Naruhito on the day he was born. As we sipped tea with Sadatoshi he taught us: "Swords are not for fighting." I've come to understand that the deepest character imbued into a samurai sword is the spirit of "protection." The sword he received the day he was born was meant to protect him (his family and the nation) throughout the journey of his lifetime. Seems the spirit of his birth sword has guided Crown Prince Naruhito in pledging to protect the Crown Princess Masako.
”Naruhito, 59, will be ...
1. the first Japanese emperor born after World War Two
2. the first to be raised solely by his parents,
3. and the first to graduate from a university and pursue advanced studies overseas.”
