New heir to Chrysanthemum throne

[Mikazuki]

At long (sexist) last, Princess Kiko finally gave birth to a son early this morning (September 6) shortly be 8 AM, Tokyo time. She plans on donating her son's umbilical cord blood to leukemia patients.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060907x1.html
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20060906p2a00m0na045000c.html

 

[JFC]

Well, so much for the whole debate about whether or not they need to amend the law of theirs to allow females to take the throne, at least for now.

 

[kyo28]

I read about it in Yomiuri ... funny thing is, most Japanese I speak to hush "it's all a waste of tax, the royal house" ... but you didn't hear that from me :sweat: