Empress Michiko (皇后美智子, Kōgō Michiko?), née Michiko Shōda (正田美智子, Shōda Michiko?, born 20 October 1934) is the wife of Emperor Akihito, the current monarch of Japan. She was the first commoner to marry into the Japanese Imperial Family. As crown princess and later as empress, she has become the most visible and widely travelled imperial consort in Japanese history. Her full title is Her Imperial Majesty The Empress of Japan.
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