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   Empress Nagako. Nagako [a] (6 March 1903 – 16 June 2000), [1] posthumously honoured as Empress Kōjun, [1] [b] was a member of the Imperial House of Japan, the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito.

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   Jun 17, 2000 · Lesley Downer. Fri 16 Jun 2000 21.53 EDT. The Dowager Empress Nagako, who has died aged 97, lived through the greatest trauma that ever happened to Japan and to the Japanese imperial line. When...

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   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...

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   Was Nagako a good Empress?

   • Nagako was, nonetheless, a woman of strong character. As the eldest daughter, and third child, of Imperial Prince Kuniyoshi Kuni, she became the last Japanese empress to be chosen from the princely families which traditionally provided brides for the imperial line.

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   When was Princess Nagako born?

   • Princess Nagako [c] was born in Kuni-no-miya 's family home in Tokyo, Japan on 6 March 1903, into one of the Ōke branches of the Imperial House of Japan, which were eligible to provide an heir to the throne of Japan (by adoption).

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   How many children did Emperor Nagako have?

   • Nagako is survived by her elder son, the present emperor, three other children and 10 grandchildren. The Dowager Empress Nagako, who has died aged 97, lived through the greatest trauma that ever happened to Japan and to the Japanese imperial line.

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   How old was Nagako when she died?

   • At the time of her death at the age of 97 in 2000, Nagako had been an empress for 74 years. In her final days, the Imperial Household Agency (IHA) announced that she was suffering from breathing problems but that the illness was not serious and she was on a respirator.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2000/06/17 › worldDowager Empress Nagako, Hirohito's Widow, Dies at 97

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   Jun 17, 2000 · Dowager Empress Nagako of Japan, the widow of Emperor Hirohito, died yesterday after a life that saw the transformation of her homeland several times over. She was 97. ''She passed away because...

7. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › localEmpress Dowager Nagako of Japan Dies, Ending an Era

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   Jun 17, 2000 · TOKYO, June 16 -- Empress Dowager Nagako, 97, the widow of Emperor Hirohito and mother of Japan's current emperor, Akihito, died today in Tokyo's royal palace after witnessing an astounding...

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   Nagako, posthumously honoured as Empress Kōjun, was a member of the Imperial House of Japan, the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito. She was empress consort of Japan from 1926 until her husband's death in 1989, making her the longest-serving empress consort in Japanese history.

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    Nagako (6 March 1903 – 16 June 2000) 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 ) .