Prince Hisahito of Akishino

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Hisahito
Prince Hisahito in 2020
Born	Hisahito (悠仁) (2006-09-06) 6 September 2006 (age 18) Aiiku Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
House	Imperial House of Japan
Father	Fumihito, Prince Akishino
Mother	Kiko Kawashima

Japanese imperial family
The Emperor The Empress The Princess Toshi
The Emperor Emeritus The Empress Emerita The Crown Prince Akishino The Crown Princess Akishino Princess Kako of Akishino Prince Hisahito of Akishino
The Prince Hitachi The Princess Hitachi
Princess Tomohito of Mikasa Princess Akiko of Mikasa Princess Yōko of Mikasa The Princess Takamado Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
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Prince Hisahito of Akishino (悠仁親王, Hisahito Shinnō, born 6 September 2006) is the youngest child and only son of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan.^[1][2] He is the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the throne after his father, Fumihito.

Before his birth, the ongoing Japanese imperial succession debate had resulted in some politicians holding a favorable view on removing agnatic primogeniture imposed by World War II allies on the constitution of Japan. However, once Hisahito was born in 2006 he became next in the line of succession following his father. Hisahito's cousin and Emperor Naruhito's only child Princess Aiko remains at present legally unable to inherit the throne, while debate about the possibility of having future empresses regnant continues.

1. ↑ "Japan princess gives birth to boy". BBC News. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2006.
2. ↑ Walsh, Bryan (5 September 2006). "Japan Celebrates: It's a Boy!". Time. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2006.