On June 16, 2000 (May 15, 2000 lunar calendar), Empress Kasumi, Emperor of Showa, Japan, passed away. Picture: Empress Kasumi, Japan, in 1935, embraces Empress Kasumi, Emperor Akihito, 1 year old (¤³¤¦¤¸¤å¤ó¤³¤¦¤´¤¦¡¢ Old name: Queen Ryoko of Kuoromiya. Born on March 6, 1903 (Meiji 36), she was the Empress of Emperor Showa and the mother of Emperor Akihito of the 125th generation. She died on June 16, 2000 (Heisei 12), at the age of 97. She was the Empress of Emperor Showa and the mother of Emperor Akihito of the 125th generation. The origin of "Kasumi" comes from "Huaifengzao" (compiled in 751, which is the oldest surviving collection of Han poetry in Japan), which is a posthumous name selected from Japanese classical verses. Since the empress's Japanese painting name is "Momoyuan", the typography is "Hanasu Momoyuan Fragrance, Grass Xiulan Banquet New" (Abe Hirotei "Kasuga Banquet") and "The Four Seas Do Nothing, Masaharu Kyungyu" (Yamamamae King "Banquet"). Born on March 6, 1903 (Meiji 36) in a royal family in Tokyo, Japan, his father was the son of King Asahiko, the first Prince Asahiko of Kuya Palace, a general in the army of King Kunihiko of Kuya Palace, his mother was the seventh daughter of Tadayoshi Shimazu, the 12th Duke of Satsuma Domain, and his uncle, Minohiko Tokuya, was the only royal prime minister of Japan. She studied at the Royal Academy Girls' High School in her early years. On January 14, 1918 (Taisho 7th year), she dropped out of school because she was appointed as the Crown Princess, and was sent to a private boarding school to study history, French, embroidery and flower arrangement and other royal compulsory courses. On June 10, 1920, she got engaged to Crown Prince Hirohito (later Emperor Showa), who had just completed the yuan dress ceremony.