According to foreign news, in September 2025, after the adult ceremony, the Japanese royal family officially launched the princess process for the 19-year-old Prince Yoshin, the only male heir of the next generation of the Japanese royal family, and his marriage is not only about personal happiness, but also about the survival of the emperor's family.
However, because of its harsh conditions, the controversial public image of Prince Yuan himself, and the widespread resentment of the public, this highly acclaimed princess campaign has become a real-life reversal of "Prince and Cinderella".
Prince Yoshin, who was born in 2006, was once seen by the Japanese people as a "miracle to save the royal family."According to the "Royal Model", the throne is limited to male descendants of the royal family, and before him, the royal family has not had a male heir for 41 years.
Therefore, he was born with the great expectation of continuing the royal blood from birth. Now that he has reached the age of 19, the choice of a concubine has naturally become the top priority of the Japanese royal family.
The Japanese royal family has a dedicated “committee of princesses” in charge of selecting candidates across Japan. There has been rumor that the committee has even put forward an astonishing proposal to “freeze eggs for candidates for princesses while Yoshin was young” to ensure future heirs, which has caused a wave of upset in society.
The Japanese royal family has very strict requirements for the future princess. The committee not only requires women to look out, but also to have a healthy physical shape (because of the burden of carrying male heirs) and strong psychological resistance.
This is related to the tragic experience of the two previous generations of queens: the queen of Mechiko suffered from dyslexia due to the "struggle in the palace", and the queen of Yakuza suffered from "adaptation disorder" due to excessive stress during the period of the princess.
According to people close to Qiuxiao Palace's family, as a "daughter-in-law of Qiuxiao Palace's family", four basic conditions need to be met:
Prince Yuhito himself should like it;
Get parental approval;
Recognized by the people (the candidate concubine must be "a girl whom everyone likes");
Strong adaptability, can integrate into this special environment of the royal family.
Previously, Japanese media and the public speculated that the child-star, who has the name "National Girlfriends", Alosada Love, may be one of the popular candidates.
Her father is the governor of the bank, her mother is a well-known university high school student, or the actual student (the high school graduated from the renowned school meeting school, after being promoted to the political discipline of the Faculty of Law of the University of Yogyakarta). she entered the entertainment sector at the age of 3, at the age of 6 became the youngest winner in the history of the "Journal Academy Award for New People", and at the age of 20 became a goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Development Programme.
Some critics believe that Aicai has "good appearance, high IQ, and can lead Youren wisely", and its child star experience means that he has stronger psychological resistance to stress and can cope with the complicated interpersonal relationships of the royal family.
However, when the news came out, the entire Japanese network mourned, and even people yelled on the network: "Sister, flee!"
This fully reflects the public's worry and pessimism about the "gamble" of marrying into the royal family. In fact, on the Internet, this matter has always had the atmosphere of "all Japanese girls' nightmare".
People's "persuasion to escape" is not groundless, but a bloody historical lesson. Michiko, the first generation of civilian queen, suffered from aphasia after she suffered from close surveillance and many difficulties by her mother-in-law, Empress Yoshiko and her female officials after marriage. She once publicly stated that she had no feelings with Akihito, and even refused to be buried together.
Masako, the second generation civilian queen, graduated from Harvard University and was once the most promising female diplomat. After marriage, due to pressure and strict palace restrictions, I suffered from "adaptive disorder", and the light in my eyes disappeared, and I seemed to be unhappy.
Even the princess who chose to leave the royal status and move away from the United States, is also seen as another form of "escape". she gave up 1,400 million yen for love and makeup, although life in the United States seems shy, but many netizens think that she "is not married, but in the escape."
The problem of choosing a concubine also reflects the growing crisis of the Japanese royal family.
On the one hand, the royal family’s reputation for the sunset of western mountains, its mysterious veil being uncovered after World War II, and the high spending of recent years (up to 242.84 billion yen annually) has made the public even more dissatisfied, especially in the context of economic downturn.
On the other hand, people lack confidence in Prince Yuan himself, and there are negative rumors about his poor academic achievements and reliance on privileged upgrading.
Many Japanese people believe that it is better to modify the "Royal Model", allowing women to succeed, so that the only daughter-in-law of Emperor Darwin's princess (excellent performance, good public image) will serve as Emperor in the future.
The concubine selection committee tried its best to find candidates, but few responded. All kinds of voices of "sister flee" on the Internet in Japan are endless.
Reality is not a fairy tale after all. Not many modern women are willing to enter that gorgeous cage and repeat the tragedy of Michiko and Masako. I'm afraid the drama of "choosing a concubine" in the Chrysanthemum Dynasty will hardly usher in the ending expected by the audience.
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