Marriage and Children
The Imperial Household Council announced the engagement of HIH Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Nobuko Asō on 18 April 1980 and the engagement ceremony was held on 21 May 1980. The wedding ceremony took place on 7 November 1980 and she became Princess Tomohito of Mikasa. She is engaged in various welfare organisations and holds positions as president and vice-president. The Princess became a widow on 6 June 2012, upon the death of her husband. She has two daughters:
- Princess Akiko (彬子女王, Akiko Joō?, born 20 December 1981)
- Princess Yōko (瑶子女王, Yōko Joō?, born 25 October 1983)
The family lives in a compound within the Akasaka Estate complex, in Akasaka Minato, Tokyo.
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Famous quotes containing the words marriage and/or children:
“What is any respectable girl brought up to do but to catch some rich man’s fancy and get the benefit of his money by marrying him?—as if a marriage ceremony could make any difference in the right or wrong of the thing!”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
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