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Empress Michiko

Politician · Close Associate

Empress Michiko is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Emperatris Michiko · Empress Michiko · Imperatriz Michiko do Japão · Maharani Michiko dari Jepun · Michiko · 23 more...				[sources]
Other name	Crown Princess Michiko of Japan · Empress Emerita Michiko · Jōkōgō Heika · Jōkōgō Michiko · Kejserinde Michiko af Japan · 10 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Mitchy · Միչիկո · 正田美智子 · 皇后美智子				[sources]
Birth date	1934-10-20				[sources]
Place of birth	The University of Tokyo Hospital				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Michiko				[sources]
Last name	Shōda				[sources]
Title	Imperial Highness · Imperial Majesty				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q87610				[sources]
Position	Empress Emerita (2019-) · Empress of Japan (1989-2019)				[sources]
Education	Sacred Heart School (-1953) · University of the Sacred Heart (1953-1957)				[sources]
Religion	Shinto				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

wife of Emperor Akihito of Japan

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Iwao Shōda Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Empress Emerita	2019-05-01	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,230

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,091

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