Pass the Chrysanthemum Cigars. . .
It’s a boy. As promised in the September 2nd edition of Seijigiri, Princess Kiko gave birth to a boy-child by caesarean at 8:27 a.m. on September 6th, thus allaying the fears of the right wing and putting the issue of potential female succession off for at least a generation, barring disaster. The prince, the first born to the Imperial family since his father, Prince Akishino, in 1965, is now third in line to the Chrysanthemum throne, after his uncle, Crown Prince Naruhito, and his father.
Be sure to catch the next edition of Seijigiri for a discussion of the implications of this long-awaited birth in the world’s oldest monarchy.
The Imperial Household Ministry, or Kunaicho, has yet to update its site. Presumably they have more important things on their mind at the moment. The Japanese papers all led with the story.
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