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.
These machine translations are something else, aren't they?
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 ]
What a lovely name. Glad those grommets won't be overlooked.
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?
What on earth did this baby...have to do with Japan's actions during WWII, the presumed source of your hatred?
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