Fumihito, Prince Akishino Prince and Princess Akishino Born November 30, 1965 (age 40) Aoyama Detached Palace, Tokyo, Japan Title Prince Akishino Spouse Kiko Kawashima Children Mako, Kako, Hisahito Parents Akihito and Michiko

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Prince Akishino (Fumihito) of Japan (秋篠宮文仁親王殿下 Akishino-no-miya Fumihito shinnō denka) also known as Prince Fumihito (文仁親王 Fumihito shinnō) (born 30 November 1965) is a member of the Japanese imperial family. He is the second son of the Emperor Akihito and the Empress Michiko and currently second in line to the Chrysanthemum throne. Since his marriage in June 1990, he has held the title of Akishino-no-miya (generally translated into English as Prince Akishino) and headed his own branch of the imperial family. Image File history File linksMetadata AkishinoNoMiyaGoFusaiM1089. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... 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Early life and education

The prince was born 30 November 1965 at the Aoyama Detached Palace in Tokyo. His given name is Fumihito. His childhood appellation was Prince Aya (Aya-no-miya). He attended the elementary and secondary departments of the Gakushuin. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Gakushuin University (学習院大学 Gakushūin Daigaku) or formerly Peers School (now incorporated as the Gakushuin School Corporation) is an educational institution in Tokyo established in 1877, during the Meiji era, for the education of the children of the Japanese aristocracy, though it eventually also...

In April 1984, he entered the Law Department of Gakushuin University, where he studied law and biology. After graduating from the university, he studied the taxonomy of fish at St John's College, Oxford University in the United Kingdom from October 1988 to June 1990. College name St Johns College Collegium Divi Joannis Baptistae Named after Saint John the Baptist Established 1555 Sister College Sidney Sussex College President Sir Michael Scholar KCB JCR President Martha Burgess Undergraduates 381 Graduates 184 Homepage Boatclub St Johns College is one of the constituent colleges of the... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Upon the death of his grandfather, the Emperor Shōwa, in January 1989, he became second in line to the throne after his elder brother, Crown Prince Naruhito. Hirohito (裕仁), the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇), (April 29, 1901 - January 7, 1989) reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Naruhito is a Japanese name, used for males, normally only of the imperial family. ...

Prince Fumihito received a Ph.D. in ornithology from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies in October 1996. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Molecular Phylogeny of Jungle fowls, genus Gallus and Monophyletic Origin of Domestic Fowls." He conducted field research in Indonesia in 1993 and 1994, in Yunnan Province in the People's Republic of China. When the current Emperor was still Crown Prince, he introduced tilapia to Thailand as an important source of protein. Tilapia can be easily cultured and Prince Fumihito who is also known as "catfish specialist," has managed to maintain and expand the aquacultural studies with the people of Thailand. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the thesis in dialectics and academia. ... In biology, phylogenetics (Greek: phylon = tribe, race and genetikos = relative to birth, from genesis = birth) is the study of evolutionary relatedness among various groups of organisms (e. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Gallus may be: Quintus Roscius Gallus (c. ... In phylogenetics, a group is monophyletic (Greek: of one stem) if all organisms in that group are known to have developed from a common ancestral form, and all descendants of that form are included in the group. ... A fowl is a bird of any kind, although some types of birds use the word specifically in their names (for example, Guineafowl and Peafowl). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Yunnan (Simplified Chinese: 云南; Traditional Chinese: 雲南; pinyin: Yúnnán) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... Genera and species Oreochromis A. Günther,1889   Oreochromis alcalica- Alkaline tilapia   Oreochromis aurea- Blue tilapia   Oreochromis macrochir- Longfin tilapia   Oreochromis mossambicus- Mozambique tilapia   Oreochromis niloticus niloticus- Nile tilapia   Oreochromis urolepis urolepis- Rufigi tilapia   Oreochromis urolepis hornorum- Wami tilapia Sarotherodon W. P. E. S. Rüppell, 1852   Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus...

He is a big fan of the Beatles and an avid tennis player. As a student, Prince Fumihito ranked among top ten in the tennis doubles players in the Kanto Region which is Japan's largest plain that consists of seven prefectures. The Beatles, an English musical group from Liverpool, are the most critically acclaimed, commercially successful popular music artists in history. ...

Marriage

On 29 June 1990, Prince Fumihito married Kawashima Kiko, the daughter of Kawashima Tatsuhiko, professor of economics at Gakushuin University, and his wife, Kazuko. The couple met when they were both undergraduates at Gakushuin. Like his father, the present Emperor, the prince married outside the former aristocracy and former collateral branches of the imperial family. Upon marriage, he received the title Prince Akishino (Akishino no miya - strictly "Prince of Akishino") and authorization from the Imperial Household Economy Council to form a new branch of the imperial family. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Princess Akishino , formerly Kawashima Kiko (川島紀子) 11 September 1966-) is the wife of Prince Akishino, who is the second son of the Emperor Akihito and the Empress Michiko of Japan. ...

Children

Prince and Princess Akishino have two daughters and one son:

• Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino (眞子内親王殿下) (born 23 October 1991)
• Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako of Akishino (佳子内親王殿下) (born 29 December 1994)
• His Imperial Highness Prince Hisahito of Akishino (悠仁親王殿下) (born 6 September 2006) [1]

Since the third child is male he is in the direct line of succession to the Imperial throne and will eventually succeed to the throne, although this situation would change if his (Hisahito's) uncle, Crown Prince Naruhito, would produce a male heir or if the laws were changed following the Japanese imperial succession controversy.[2] Princess Mako Akishino of Japan (秋篠宮眞子内親王殿下 Akishino-no-miya Mako naishinnō denka) (born 23 October 1991) the elder daughter of Prince Akishino (Fumuhito) and his wife, the former Kawashima Kiko, is a member of the Japanese imperial family. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Princess Kako Akishino of Japan (秋篠宮佳子内親王殿下 Akishino-no-miya Kako naishinnō denka) (born 29 December 1994) the second daughter of Prince Akishino (Fumihito) and his wife, the former Kawashima Kiko, is a member of the Japanese imperial family. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... His Imperial Highness Prince Hisahito of Akishino , 6 September 2006-) is the third child of Prince and Princess Akishino, and their first son. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Japanese Imperial succession controversy refers to the question of whether Japans laws of succession should be changed from male-only primogeniture to equal primogeniture - that is, allowing women of the Imperial house to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne. ...

Functions

Prince Akishino serves as the president of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology and the Japanese Association of Zoological Gardens and Aquariums. He is also the honorary president of the World Wide Fund for Nature Japan, the Japan Tennis Association, and the Japan-Netherlands Association. WWF redirects here. ...

Titles from Birth

Styles of Prince Akishino (Fumihito) of Japan Reference style His Imperial Highness Spoken style Your Imperial Highness Alternative style Sir

• His Imperial Highness Prince Aya of Japan
• His Imperial Highness The Prince Akishino of Japan

Image File history File links Imperial_Seal_of_Japan. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... His/Her Imperial Highness (abbreviation HIH) is a title used by members of an Imperial family to denote Imperial - as opposed to royal - status to show that the holder in question is descended from an Emperor rather than a King (compare His/Her Royal Highness). ...

External links

• Kunaicho | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino
• Kunaicho | Press Conference by Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino on the Occasion of the Birthday of His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino (2003)
• The Japan Times | Prince Akishino regrets brother's remarks on Masako