There have been scenes of joy in Japan as thousands flocked to Tokyo's Imperial Palace to celebrate the birth of the nation's newest royal.
Published:
3 December 2001 y., Monday
A baby girl has brought cheer to the country, despite some rather awkward questions posed by the arrival of a princess.
In Japan, only males are allowed to ascend the throne.For the moment though, those concerns are being pushed to the background as congratulatory books are signed and festivities are held throughout the land.
The long-awaited baby was born more than eight years into the marriage of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife, Crown Princess Masako, who turns 38 this week. Many Japanese had hoped for a boy but the odds were always against it. No males have been born into the imperial family since 1965.
But the news that mother and baby are doing well has sparked scenes of jubilation across Japan. The royal birth is a rare bit of happy news in a country hit hard by a seemingly endless tide of economic woes.
Šaltinis:
euronews.net
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
Males the world over regard China's liberated women as most sexy while the booming Communist nation is ranked fourth as "the most sexy country."
more »
Lost footage of John Lennon has been uncovered by documentary makers, showing him clowning around with Mick Jagger
more »
A guitar played by the late George Harrison during the Beatles’ last public performance has been sold for £289,000 in a public auction
more »
Robot shows stiff Czech PM how to loosen up a bit
more »
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been in Turkey, but not on business or political affairs
more »
The flash mob phenomenon has hit London
more »
A golden eagle and its handler
more »
Norwegian drinkers knocked back more alcohol in 2002 than at any point in the past hundred years
more »
Germany's capital has come alive to the sound of techno music as the famous Love Parade returns to Berlin for another year
more »
Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands ranked as the best countries in which to live, in the 2003 UN Human Development report
more »