Nagako [a] (6 March 1903 – 16 June 2000), [1] posthumously honoured as Empress Kōjun, [b] [1] was a member of the Imperial House of Japan, the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the …

Nagako is an uncommon Japanese given name for females. Although written romanized the same way, the kanji can be different. Notable people with the name include: Princess Kuni Nagako ( …

Nagako (6 March 1903 – 16 June 2000) [1] was a member of the Imperial House of Japan, the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito. Her …

Apr 29, 2013 · Dowager Empress Nagako was the wife of Emperor Hirohito and the mother of Japan’s current Emperor, Akihito. When she died, only four years ago at the age of 97, she …

Born in Tokyo, Japan, on March 6, 1903; died in Tokyo on June 16, 2000; eldest daughter of Prince Kuni no Miya Kunihiko, also known as Kuni Kuniyoshi (a field marshal and member of …

Apr 26, 2019 · Empress Nagako performed her duties according to tradition. After World War II, she became more active. She was honorary president of the Japanese Red Cross and visited …

Jun 16, 2000 · Known as the "Empress Dowager", she was the wife of Emperor Hirohito, whose reign as emperor was the longest in Japanese history. From the time she was a Crown …

Jun 17, 2000 · TOKYO — Empress Dowager Nagako, who reigned with the late Emperor Hirohito during Japan’s World War II aggressions and its rise from the ashes into an economic power, …

Jan 26, 2024 · On this day 100 years ago, Crown Prince Hirohito married his distant cousin, Princess Nagako, the first daughter of Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi. Delayed due to the Great Kanto …

Jun 24, 2000 · The Dowager Empress Nagako, who died on June 16th aged 97, lived through the greatest trauma that ever happened to the Japanese imperial line. When she married Emperor …