Prince Hisahito of Akishino
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Prince Hisahito (悠仁親王 Hisahito shinnō?, born 6 September 2006) is the third child of the Prince and Princess Akishino, and their first son.[1][2][3] He was born at 8:27 a.m. (Japan Standard Time) by Caesarean section in a private clinic in Tokyo following complications in the pregnancy, diagnosed as partial placenta praevia, which resulted in the birth taking place some two weeks early. He weighed 2.556 Kg (5 lb 10 oz) at birth. According to the current law of succession, he is third in line of succession to become Emperor of Japan. He is the first male child born to the Japanese Imperial family since his father, 41 years ago. It is still unclear as to whether the succession laws will be changed to allow his cousin, Princess Aiko, to become reigning Empress.
His personal name means "serene and virtuous," according to the Imperial Household Agency. An alternative translation is "virtuous, calm, everlasting." His name was chosen by his father, and the Imperial crest used to mark his belongings is koyamaki (Japanese Umbrella-pine) tree. Princess Kiko has offered to donate the umbilical cord blood to the Japanese Cord Blood Bank Network for the general public and not for private use.[4]
Prince Hisahito has two older sisters, Princess Mako of Akishino (born 23 October 1991) and Princess Kako of Akishino (born 29 December 1994).
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- ^ "Japan princess gives birth to boy", BBC News, 2006-09-06. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
- ^ Walsh, Bryan. "Japan Celebrates: It's a Boy!", Time, 2006-09-05. Retrieved on 2006-09-05..
- ^ "Japan gets first glance at hairy Hisahito", AFP, 2006-09-15. Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
- ^ "Imperial baby joins his mother", Japan Times, 2006-09-08. Retrieved on 2006-09-08.
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| Preceded by Prince Akishino |
Line of succession to the Japanese throne | Succeeded by Prince Hitachi |
