<figure id="attachment_347366" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-347366" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="58361898"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/12/d38fec594425d78e385d1195073b3810.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-347366" class="wp-caption-text">Princess Aiko waves from the car as she enters the Sento Palace on December 1. She was dressed in pink and a pearl necklace.</figcaption></figure>
<p> On the day of her 22nd birthday, Aiko visited the Sendo Palace to greet the emperor and his wife.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"><span class="strong-in-content"> On the day of her 22nd birthday, Princess Aiko visited the Sento Palace to greet the Emperor and Empress. This year, he also cast his first vote in the election of members of the Imperial Family for the &#8220;Imperial Household Council. Her awareness of her status as an adult member of the Imperial Family must have grown even stronger.</span></span></p>
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<p> On the occasion of her birthday, attention is focused on Princess Aiko&#8217;s future plans after April next year. Yuji Odabe, a professor emeritus at Shizuoka University of Social Welfare, tells us, &#8220;She will go on to graduate school and study at Genji University.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"><span class="strong-in-content"> I think it is most likely that she will go on to graduate school and continue her studies of classical literature, such as The Tale of Genji. For Princess Aiko, studying classical literature is a study of her ancestors. I think there is more to be gained from this than an increase in her official duties. <br>
It has been pointed out that the number of official duties is small, but I think this is probably to avoid the growing desire for a female emperor by appearing in the public eye herself. I am sure that she is also thinking of the Imperial Household as a whole and is being reserved in some respects.&#8221;</span></span></p>
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<p>Aiko Aiko is a woman who does not make waves and exercises self-control. But in her heart of hearts, as a woman of her age, it is natural that she would like to live according to her own will. A source at the Imperial Household Agency told us, &#8220;Aiko is not afraid of bashing Mako Komuro and her husband.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"><span class="strong-in-content"> A source at the Imperial Household Agency said, &#8220;When she saw the bashing of Mako Komuro and her husband, she thought, &#8216;I don&#8217;t want that to happen to me,&#8217; but at the same time, it is not surprising that she is envious of them. In the fall, it was reported that she went on a group date with her friends at an amusement park, which may be an indication of her desire to find a marriage partner on her own. She also has a strong overseas orientation, having studied abroad for a short time in England when she was in high school, and I hear that studying abroad is one of her options.</span></span></p>
<p> There is no doubt that Aiko is torn between her duties as PRINCESS PRINCESS and her feelings as a 22-year-old woman. Still, Aiko looks forward with dignity.</p>
<figure id="attachment_347367" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-347367" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="65de72f8"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/12/93c4d206aec39943c181159467d6ecd0.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-347367" class="wp-caption-text"> This is a photo of Aiko entering the Imperial Palace taken in 2006, when she was a sophomore in high school. Her expression is still innocent.</figcaption></figure>
<p> From the December 22, 2023 issue of FRIDAY.</p>
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 Japan Magazine Publishers Association (1st photo) Sankei Shimbun

 On December 1, Aiko, the eldest daughter of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, celebrated her 22nd birthday. She is scheduled to graduate from Gakushuin University next March, and her future plans after April are attracting much attention. Her duties as a member of the royal family and her true feelings as a 22-year-old woman. What are her fluctuating thoughts and feelings...

 Her graduation thesis is due at the end of December. Her future and marriage are of interest.

Entering Graduate School, Studying Abroad, or Getting a Job&#8230;&#8230;Aiko Aiko is writing her graduation thesis, &#8220;Career Paths after Graduation from Gakushuin University,&#8221; which is attracting a lot of attention.

Entering Graduate School, Studying Abroad, or Getting a Job……Aiko Aiko is writing her graduation thesis, “Career Paths after Graduation from Gakushuin University,” which is attracting a lot of attention.

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