[DOC] [TLE] Empress Michiko - Wikipedia [PAR] Empress Michiko (, Kg Michiko), born Michiko Shda ( , 
Shda Michiko) on 20 October 1934, is the Empress consort of Japan as the wife 
of ... She was the first commoner to marry into the Japanese Imperial Family. ... In 
August 1957, she met then-Crown Prince Akihito on a tennis court at Karuizawa... [DOC] [TLE] March 1, 1959 - ROYAL ROMANCE: JAPAN'S BEST KEPT SECRET ... [PAR] Prince Akihito and his bride-to-be, Michiko Shoda, leaf thru a photo album in his 
... The newspapers, he cried, had just announced that Crown Prince Akihito, ... 
For the first time, a royal heir has become engaged as the result of romance ... T 
hey first met as opponents in a mixed doubles ten- Tnis tournament in August, 
1957. [DOC] [TLE] Marriage between Royals and Commoners: Happy Ending or ... [PAR] Oct 24, 2007 ... For over 20 years as wife of the heir to the throne, Sonja found many 
opportunities ... The couple met on a tennis court in 1957 and married two years 
later. ... wife, and mother as dutifully as possible always came first for Michiko, ... 
the reign of his grandfather, he would have lost his position as Crown Prince,... [DOC] [TLE] Behind The Chrysanthemum Curtain: The Apparent 'Imperial Life ... [PAR] Feb 8, 2011 ... In August 1957, she met then-Crown Prince Akihito on a tennis court at 
Karuizawa. ... Although the future Crown Princess was the daughter of a wealthy 
industrialist, she ... Slim, curly-haired Michiko Shoda is the first commoner in 
2,600 years to marry ..... He produced his camera, took snapshots of Michiko. [DOC] [TLE] The emperor and the tennis pro - The Globe and Mail [PAR] Jun 27, 2009 ... It was the summer of 1957. ... Crown Prince (as he then was) Akihito's wooing of 
the stunning and ... Mr. Murata first met Ms. Shoda as a teenager. ... ago, spoke of 
feeling "apprehension and sadness" every day of her life in court. ... choice of 
Michiko as his bride was seen as a metaphor for Japan's future. [DOC] [TLE] Play Ground in Karuizawa, c. 1930. | Old Tokyo [PAR] Tennis remains a popular summertime recreation at Karuizawa, and has ... He 
found it an ideal summer retreat and built a summer house for his family ... the 
crown prince met a lovely commoner, Michiko Shoda, on a tennis court in 
Karuizawa. ... then-Crown Prince Akihito (the current emperor) met his future wife, 
Michiko,... [DOC] [TLE] I am Michiko; do you remember me? | News Feature, News, The ... [PAR] Jan 29, 2016 ... Inset shows Michiko Shoda, future empress of Japan and a tennis ... Japanese 
Emperor Akihito and his wife Empress Michiko chose to bow ... The empress, 
born a commoner, met then  Crown Prince Akihito on a tennis court in Japan. ... 
She is the first commoner to marry into the Japanese royal family. [DOC] [TLE] An Imperial Monster-In-Law - Royal FoiblesRoyal Foibles [PAR] Aug 17, 2016 ... While it's unknown what Michiko's future mother-in-law, the ... a tennis court 
romance, owing to the couple having met the previous summer when Miss Shoda 
defeated the Crown Prince in a doubles tennis match held at .... However Crown 
Prince Akihito overcame opposition to his prospective spouse, he... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about HISTORIC LEADERS - StudyStack [PAR] IN 1997 PRINCE MAURITS & HIS FUTURE WIFE RAN IN THIS FAMED .... THIS 
TINY COUNTRY'S CROWN PRINCE ALOIS IN 1993, IN VADUZ, 
LIECHTENSTEIN ... HE FIRST MET HIS FUTURE WIFE MICHIKO SHODA ON A 
TENNIS COURT IN ..... OLAF V, THIS COUNTRY'S KING FROM 1957-1991, 
MARRIED HIS FIRST... [DOC] [TLE] The Emperor of Japan and Members of the Imperial Family - Geocities [PAR] In late 1944, both he and his younger brother, Prince Yoshi (now titled Prince 
Hitachi) were ... Miss Shoda Michiko was born in Tokyo on 20 October 1934. ...

Question: He was crown prince when he first met his future wife Michiko Shoda on a tennis court in 1957
Answer: Emperor Akihito