A marriage between Prince Hisahito and Princess Aiko?

[Vanesa]

All this affair is very complicate, it seems. We must let the whole thing in Japanese people's hand. We don't understand this issue, for we are not Japanese not are living in Japan.

However, I uses to think that things could be easier is humanity would not be so intrincate and susceptible...

Vanesa.

[wymanda]

Originally Posted by Vanesa

All this affair is very complicate, it seems. We must let the whole thing in Japanese people's hand. We don't understand this issue, for we are not Japanese not are living in Japan.

However, I uses to think that things could be easier is humanity would not be so intrincate and susceptible...

Vanesa.

Personally I think that if Masako is an example of how women are treated then Japan has serious human rights issues and they need to be censured through the United Nations as that is not acceptable in the modern world.

[Sister Morphine]

The more I think about this, the more [honestly] disgusted at the thought I am. First cousins marrying? That's a little too close for comfort. It would be one thing if they were cousins through marriage and have no blood ties to one another. It would be awkward, but doable if there is no viable alternative. However, they share bloodlines. That's just creepy.

[lilytornado]

Originally Posted by Sister Morphine

The more I think about this, the more [honestly] disgusted at the thought I am. First cousins marrying? That's a little too close for comfort. It would be one thing if they were cousins through marriage and have no blood ties to one another. It would be awkward, but doable if there is no viable alternative. However, they share bloodlines. That's just creepy.

Most royal marriages share bloodlines, exept those with commoners.

[Sister Morphine]

Originally Posted by lilytornado

Most royal marriages share bloodlines, exept those with commoners.

This is very close bloodlines, though. Their fathers are brothers.

[CrownPrinceLorenzo]

Originally Posted by lotus

Yes, In the history of Japan, there are eight empresses. But the problem is... some of them became the empresses when their sons were child. When their sons grew up, these empresses gave up the throne to their sons. The other empresses never get married, when they died, they passed the throne to their brother or cousin.

Throne abdication isn't exclusive to female monarchs. Almost all Japanese monarchs abdicate when their designated heir comes of age. REGARDLESS of gender.

Also, son ruling Empresses ascended the throne AFTER their son dies. They're chosen by the council as the new monarch when the son doesn't have a designated heir.

This was possible because the female is of Imperial blood and very close in kinship to the last Emperor. Like a first cousin, or niece, etc.

And another misconception about ruling Empresses is that they were merely regents. This is false.

A regent will have a retained his/her title.

Examples:

Jingu Kogo was a regent for her infant son when her husband died. Her title was "Kogo", the wife of the sovereign has this title. Empress Michiko has this title.

Shotoku Taishi was regent for Suiko Tenno. Shotoku's title was "Taishi" or "Prince". It's an old rendering of Prince compared to the more modern "Shinno".

The sovereign has the title of "Tenno" or "Heavenly Sovereign". It English it's either translated as "Emperor" or "Empress (ruling)" if it's a female. Suiko Tenno that I've previously mentioned was one (in fact the first) of the eight ruling Empresses. Emperor Akihito has this title.