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Japan - It's a Princess
AFP via Babelfish ^ | Saturday December 01, 2001 - 6h12 GMT

Posted on 11/30/2001 9:23:55 PM PST by HAL9000

The Masako princess was confined of a girl (official)

TOKYO, 1st déc (AFP) - the princess Masako, wife of the crown prince to Japan, Naruhito, was confined of a girl, in middle of afternoon Saturday, announced the imperial agency.

"Today to 14H43 (0543 GMT) at the imperial hospital, the princess gave the day to a princess. The mother and the child go well ", declared at the time of a press conference Hirofumi Oka, head of the general affairs of the imperial Agency.

"the emperor (Akihito) and the impératrice (Michiko) were informed of the birth", specified the person in charge. According to Mr. Oka, "the emperor said that it was very happy to hear this news and thanked those which took part in the childbirth". "the impératrice was in tears and addressed its congratulations to the couple", added Mr. Oka.

It is about the first child of Masako, 37 years and Naruhito, 41 years, after eight years of marriage and a miscarriage of Masako in December 1999.



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1 posted on 11/30/2001 9:23:55 PM PST by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000
Ah, so what o'clock is the umbrella?
2 posted on 11/30/2001 9:42:36 PM PST by freebilly
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To: HAL9000
Mainichi News posted at 3:21 p.m. local time on Saturday, for those who read Japanese.

These machine translations are something else, aren't they?

3 posted on 11/30/2001 9:43:30 PM PST by Rubber Duckie
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To: enfield
Do we need Babelfish to unravel your post?
5 posted on 11/30/2001 10:01:09 PM PST by freebilly
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To: Rubber Duckie
Mainichi News posted at 3:21 p.m. local time on Saturday, for those who read Japanese.

Mainichi News via Babelfish -

Social news - December 1st (Saturday) o'clock of 15 21 amount

< Masako > in the afternoon o'clock of 2 43 minutes, the woman child childbirth

Crown princess Masako where you could see the sign of childbirth, was hospitalized in the Imperial Household Agency hospital inside the Imperial Palace (37), 1 day in the afternoon o'clock of 2 43 minutes, you gave birth to the woman child. In the Crown Prince husband and wife your first child. Fall two women of the your ? shrine husband and wife it hits against the grandchild of 3 public attention which the child (6) it comes after good for both Majesty, emperor and empress becomes the royalty of 24 public attention.

After birth, the protection sword and the hakama which are sent from His Majesty the Emperor are put in the pillow origin, " the ? sword (the storm it is)" to continue, it hits to general seventh day after birth, " ceremony of designation " is the 7th, name sign (the mark) is decided distantly. It hits against the family register of the Imperial Family the on that, " imperial Osamu ? (like this the ? which is questioned)" it is registered. To designation, " Niimiya (the grommet seeing and))" with it is called with tradition.

Birth of the child, was reported to both Majesty emperor and empress at once via the lord-in-waiting and others.

The Crown Prince and as for Masako you get married on June 9th of 93. You could see the sign of pregnancy even in December of 99, but you miscarried. You could see the sign of pregnancy again in the April this year, as for the same agency " pregnancy 3 month it is seen, " you announced formally on May 15th, childbirth time had made " December first third from the November last third ". After that, doing, it prepared for childbirth e.g., Masako decreases the official business substantially, the Crown Prince and together recuperates with the Nasu business residence attachment residence of Tochigi prefecture. (Everyday the newspaper)

[ December 1st 15 o'clock 41 minute renewals ]



6 posted on 11/30/2001 10:03:34 PM PST by HAL9000
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To: freebilly
Are you SURE you want to know? Ignorance can be bliss.
7 posted on 11/30/2001 10:03:55 PM PST by Valin
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To: Valin
Hmmm. . . , is it door number one or door number two?
8 posted on 11/30/2001 10:08:00 PM PST by freebilly
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To: HAL9000
Niimiya (the grommet seeing and)

What a lovely name. Glad those grommets won't be overlooked.

9 posted on 11/30/2001 10:12:24 PM PST by Looking for Diogenes
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To: freebilly; Valin
It's something else entirely.
10 posted on 11/30/2001 10:22:18 PM PST by uglybiker
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To: uglybiker
Cool! That's definitely DA BOMB!
11 posted on 11/30/2001 10:23:47 PM PST by freebilly
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To: enfield
Two bombs weren't enough! (that's right! cry your hearts out, you PC $hit$)

So it's "PC" to object to expressions of genocial rage against an entire people? What on earth did this baby (the subject of the thread, after all) have to do with Japan's actions during WWII, the presumed source of your hatred?

12 posted on 11/30/2001 10:29:12 PM PST by Ed_in_LA
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To: Ed_in_LA
Oh that's right! I forgot, we're still fighting the Battle of Midway!
13 posted on 11/30/2001 10:34:15 PM PST by freebilly
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To: enfield
When you find your medication, please take it ASAP. Your neighbors are starting to feel a tad uncomfortable. . . .
14 posted on 11/30/2001 10:36:08 PM PST by freebilly
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To: enfield
Hey, enfield, forgot your meds tonight?


15 posted on 11/30/2001 10:50:19 PM PST by petuniasevan
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To: enfield
The Japanese have done terrible things in their history, it's true, but what civilization can that not be said about? Even a new one, like the U.S., has more than its fair share of shameful history, including the importation and enslavement of Africans. There are quite a few black Americans today that hate whites because of what was done to their ancestors, even though white Americans living today obviously have done nothing to do with the mistreatment of their ancestors. You must think that such a position is reasonable, because it is the same position you take against the Japanese.
18 posted on 11/30/2001 11:08:53 PM PST by Ed_in_LA
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To: enfield
You didn't answer Ed_in_LA's question.

What on earth did this baby...have to do with Japan's actions during WWII, the presumed source of your hatred?

20 posted on 11/30/2001 11:33:57 PM PST by Genesis defender
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