[gaijin]

This has happened to A LOT of them. I would say they really are prisoners. The Imperial Household Agency basically dictates their every movement.

You would just not BELIEVE how incredibly opressed their lives are —NOTHING like the life of Diana, with her sneaking out, having affairs...NONE of that stuff.

It is flamboyantly scripted, with all the spontanaeity of high mass at St. Anthony’s.

Being a royal in Japan means they tell you how and when you cut your hair....a million, zillion things.

The chicks USUALLY go nuts, yep.

[Red in Blue PA]

Sounds like fun!/s

[gaijin]

This is Princess Masako, whom you basically never see. I don't know where this photo came from --she never comes out.

She had been a commoner. The Prince told her, "I'll protect you with all my power" --something completely ridiculous cuz he doesn't have any, not then, not now, and not in 100 years.

Her life is hell, and she, too, was said to have gone nuts.

[SevenofNine]

Did any Japanese royal ever tell Imperial Family household go f**** themselves their courtiers

I would

[kittykat77]

Absolutely. Her mother-in-law knows this all too well. This may well be the last generation of women willing to marry into the royal family. At least I hope so!

[redheadtoo]

The chicks USUALLY go nuts, yep.

The current empress has had extended periods when she has lost her ability to speak. When it was announced that the crown prince was looking for a wife, scores of prominent Japanese families quickly announced the engagements of their daughters, to prevent them from being chosen.

[Niuhuru]

“You would just not BELIEVE how incredibly opressed their lives are —NOTHING like the life of Diana, with her sneaking out, having affairs...NONE of that stuff”

And to think Diana and Fergie complained about being oppressed by the royal courtiers in Britain. Both women had no idea how good they had it.

[VanShuyten]

Oooohh, come on. The Japanese royal family has one of the highest standards of living in the world. All they have to do is the same stuff that the royalty of any other democracy has to do. They have no more restraints on them than any other prominent family in Japan except they have to refrain from taking bribes and the men can't have obvious mistresses. The women can pretty much do as they please as long as they don't ever do things that would embarrass pretty much any woman in public. The great "shame" of not having a son isn't the women's problem.

While it's true that the Imperial Household Agency should be investigated for diversion of funds, nepotism, and other faults of a secretive, highly-funded bureaucracy, it only has so much control over what the royals do. The royals' major fault seems to be acquiescence to obligation rather than any sort of propensity to mental illness.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

“This has happened to A LOT of them. I would say they really are prisoners. The Imperial Household Agency basically dictates their every movement.”

you are correct!!!!