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 mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito.

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 (久邇宮良子女王), later Empress Nagako of Japan (皇后良子) Nagako Konishi (born 1945), a …

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 posthumous name is Empress Kōjun (香淳皇后). [1]

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 was also the longest living empress consort in Japanese history. She was Crown Princess from 1924 to 1926, Empress from 1925 to 1989, and Empress Dowager from 1989 to 2000.

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 the Fushimi house), and Princess Chikako Kuni (from the noble family of Shimazu, who ruled over the feudal clan of Satsuma); graduated from the girls' middle school d...

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 orphanages, families affected by war, and elderly people.

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 Princess in 1924 to the time of her death, she had been close to the Japanese throne for almost 76 years.

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, died Friday at the Imperial...

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 earthquake in 1923, the future emperor and empress tied …

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 Hirohito, he was the...