Birthday boy

God Bless His Majesty-in-Waiting - long to reign over us!

Cute kids ...

Not to be mean, but where is the movement to remove gender-specificity from the rules of succession? Looks like there are at least five persons who should be in line ahead of Prince Hisahito, not two.

Princess Kako is absolutely stunning,

Sorry, I forgot to say Happy birthday Prince Hisahito.

born with the taxes of my ancestors backs and now mine,. for shame that the ministers and that ignorant house keep this system. give me my tax money and let them all work like we all do, earn the old fashioned way.

Happy birthday! Cute family.

They look so happy and relaxed.

Tanjoubi Omedetou Gozaimasu Oji-sama

Not to be mean, but where is the movement to remove gender-specificity from the rules of succession? Looks like there are at least five persons who should be in line ahead of Prince Hisahito, not two.

If I recall correctly, there were serious rumblings about doing this very thing until 10 years ago when a male successor was finally born and then the rumblings completely disappeared. It's a shame.

born with the taxes of my ancestors backs and now mine,. for shame that the ministers and that ignorant house keep this system. give me my tax money and let them all work like we all do, earn the old fashioned way.

I think you MIGHT be able to buy a cheeseburger at McDonald's with the portion of YOUR tax money that goes to the Imperial Household. Their portion of the tax revenue pales in comparison to the taxes spent on the day-to-day running of the government.

As for working "like we all do", they probably would like having to live a somewhat normal life rather than being displayed in that gilded cage.

God Bless His Majesty. may he live a full and Happy live. Happy Birthday.

Princes. Princesses. Emperors. Palaces. Thrones. Imperial Systems. I love it, it sounds like a fairy tale.

More scions for the public teat. Hooray.

P.S. I really, really like the current Emperor.

They must have on some pretty good mosquito repellent being all hunky dory in the rice field like that

Why does Princess Kako always look like she's done something incredibly naughty?

God Bless His Majesty-in-Waiting - long to reign over us!

Seriously? I hope you are being sarcastic. In any case, he won't be reigning any time soon

shumatsu-samurai, ref your comment, your right, AND I bet she has got her dad and granddad wrapped around her little finger!