Talk:Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan

Requested move 12 January 2015

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The result of the move request was: moved. DrKiernan (talk) 17:53, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

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• Prince Akishino → Fumihito, Prince Akishino
• Princess Akishino → Kiko, Princess Akishino
• Prince Hitachi → Masahito, Prince Hitachi
• Princess Hitachi → Hanako, Princess Hitachi
• Prince Mikasa → Takahito, Prince Mikasa
• Princess Mikasa → Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
• Prince Katsura → Yoshihito, Prince Katsura
• Prince Takamado → Norihito, Prince Takamado
• Princess Takamado → Hisako, Princess Takamado
• Prince Chichibu → Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu
• Princess Chichibu → Setsuko, Princess Chichibu
• Prince Takamatsu → Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu
• Princess Takamatsu → Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu

– A user moved the pages of the Japanese Imperial Family without any discussion. As an administrator he should know that it was better to a start a discussion on the talk page. His reason for changing the titles was the official website of Imperial Household Agency, because it refers to them by their imperial titles like this: HIH Prince/ss X (similar to HRH The Prince of Orange, etc). Well on Wikipedia the royal family members' articles are titled like this: "Name, Prince of X". British royal family's website also refers to them by their titles like HRH The Prince of Wales but on Wikipedia his article's title is Charles, Prince of Wales. Most of the articles of royal families are titled like this, so it is a kind of rule. Even Japanese Wikipedia includes the names of their royals on its articles' headings. Takahito, Prince Mikasa was moved to Prince Mikasa etc. It also misleads that his name is Mikasa when in fact that is his title. In Japan he is known as Prince Mikasa (in Japanese) similar to how the Prince William is known as Duke of Cambridge even though his given name is Takahito. There are others although Aiko, Princess Toshi has not been moved. Aiko, Princess Toshi is a good title because it combines her name with her title of Princess Toshi. Also if the Japanese succession rules change in favor of Princess Aiko to become empress, then the current Princess Akishino's son becomes 2nd Prince Akishino after his father's death and his wife will be styled as Princess Akishino. Actually, if Prince Mikasa's son, Prince Tomohito, didn't die sooner than his father, he would become Prince Mikasa and his wife would become Princess Mikasa. If Hirohito's other brothers had sons, they would carry on their fathers' titles now. It seems the titles are hereditary but for example Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu, was moved to Prince Takamatsu while it has been the second creation of this title and he hasn't been the only person to use it. Unfortunately most of the members of the imperial family are females currently and these titles can't be used by them after their fathers' deaths. But all of these imperial titles can become recreated for a new prince to start a branch of the Imperial Family. So it's better to use their first names before their titles to avoid from confusing in the future. Besides, many sites and blogs refer to them by first name or full name with the title. Keivan.f^Talk 18:06, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

• Support - Not to mention he didn't bother moving Sachiko, Princess Hisa to Princess Hisa (that itself needs a correction on the family tree of the page). I support moving these pages back to the way they were. Honestly, for a time, I thought Prince Mikasa was his personal name. Name + title removes a possibility of confusion.The Agency page is not often update seeing how Princess Noriko is listed as a member, plus as you said British Royals are also listed by their titles instead of names on their websites. Plus, I had to edit all these pages to remove the silly HIH before their titles in the first sentences (even for deceased members). --Killuminator (talk) 22:20, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
• Support per status quo and common English usage. Dralwik|^{Have a Chat} 02:58, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
• Support There was no previous discussion for moving. We have to make it clear what his given name and titles are. Aiko, Princess Toshi hasn't been moved. Not to mention that Akishino also is the name of his household like the Prince of Wales has (Clarence House) . I find that funny almost like referring to him as Prince Household. --Hipposcrashed (talk) 04:24, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
• Support per arguments above. I note that he didn't move Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan. But also note there are pages like Princess Mako of Akishino which are likely to need moving. Jonathan A Jones (talk) 15:14, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment @Jonathan A Jones: Thanks for your support. Actually Princess Mako of Akishino's case is completely different because she doesn't have a title for herself unlike her cousin Princess Aiko who was born with the royal title Princess Toshi. But Princess Mako and her siblings and also some other members of the Imperial Family like Princess Akiko, Princess Tsuguko and their siblings are addressed with their parents' or grandparents' households like this: "Prince/ss 'Name' of X". Keivan.f^Talk 20:00, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks: hence my use of the weasel word "likely". Happy to leave details to the experts; my only expertise in this field is that I happened to live in the room directly below Prince Akishino when he was at Oxford! Jonathan A Jones (talk) 09:36, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

@Jonathan A Jones: Interesting. I thought only Crown Prince Naruhito attended Oxford University. I hadn't paid attention to Prince Akishino's education until now that you said you were in the same university with him. Keivan.f^Talk 14:54, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

• Comment Honestly, I would support doing the same thing for the emperors :P. I know it's kind of a unique case, but the titles confused me at first a long time ago plus I have a problem with the page Empress Kojun because she's just as known as her notorious husband by her real name instead of her post mortem title O_o .--Killuminator (talk) 08:32, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

@Killuminator: I think Japanese emperors and empresses, specially those before Hirohito and his wife, are known by their posthumous names. Hirohito is more common than Emperor Showa in English, but I think Empress Kojun and Empress Nagako are both common. Of course if you think Empress Nagako is a more suitable title for the article, you can give a move request. I don't know when Akihito and Michiko die what their articles' titles be, the current titles or their posthumous names (Emperor Heisei and Empress "X"). It should also be decided in the future. Keivan.f^Talk 23:09, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

The late empress isn't really in the news or textbooks often so I can't say which one is more used and I don't even know how to pronounce Kojun, but textbooks in the place where I live use the term Emperor Mutsuhito (Emperor Meiji's personal name) or Car Mucuhito in my native language. Their customs of renaming people after death are meaningless to us, because we study what they did during their lifetimes :P. --Killuminator (talk) 11:18, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

@Killuminator: I think the empress dowager wasn't really active in political life and Michiko seems to be more active than Nagako in performing her duties. It's really difficult to find which name is more common. In my country, we don't have a tradition to rename the people after their death, but this custom exists in far east and they give dead people new titles, rename them or even give them official posts as in North Korea. Also I agree that events and the name used by a person during his lifetime is important but I think the articles' title should be based upon their culture and I really think many of Japanese emperors and empresses, specially those before Meiji, are known by their posthumous names. Actually Hirohito's posthumous name has also become more common during these 26 years both in Japan and in the world, as it is used also in some internet sources. All the Japanese emperors and empresses were known by their real names during their existence but I think after their deaths, their posthumous names became common after a period of time. In a comparison with the other Japanese emperors and empresses I think moving Hirohito to Emperor Showa is a better choice. There was also a discussion about moving Empress Kojun's article and another one for moving Hirohito, unfortunately the results were "no moving". Maybe a move request with enough reasons should be given. By this situation Akihito's and Michiko's articles may become renamed after their deaths however it should be discussed in the future. Keivan.f^Talk 12:45, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

I would object to moving Hirohito to Emperor Showa because he is a rather notorious figure known by his personal name. I'm more of a compromise person. Something like Hirohito, Emperor Showa or to put their name in brackets like Russian empresses have their birth names like that. --Killuminator (talk) 13:46, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

I think history books will have posthumous name. This is like Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's article title. Since she is a deceased former consort of the king, her birth name should be used but for sentimental reasons, those that remember her wanted her article title to be Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. We could go both ways with this. Was she best known for being a consort or mother of the sovereign? In a history book of consorts, you would find her listed by her birth name. Years from now when no one remembers the current sovereign, you could expect that she is best known for being a consort although she was most recently a mother of the sovereign.--Hipposcrashed (talk) 15:19, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

@Killuminator: It seems to be a good suggestion to combine their real names with their posthumous titles but it's really difficult and cannot be done for all of them. Some of them have changed their real names like Empress Shoken who changed her name from Masako to Haruko. And we should find the real names of all emperors and empresses and then give a multiple move request for over 200 pages. Also maybe their posthumous titles are more common than their real names. When I was looking at Chinese emperors' and empresses' articles, I understood that some of them are titled under their honorary name not their posthumous names like Empress Dowager Cixi. And personal names of many of them are unknown. So it's not that much necessary to put their real names as their articles' titles. I'll give a move request for Hirohito very soon. You can wait for the result. If the users decided to not move the page, then you can give a move request for Nagako. Actually as I said above there was also a request for moving Kojun to Nagako which failed. I don't know what is in the users minds :/ Keivan.f^Talk 15:46, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

@Killuminator: I think we should also find some Japanese people on Wikipedia to explain to us that why some Japanese empresses' articles are titled like this: "Fujiwara no Kachiko, Princess Tochi, etc". They were empresses (kogo) and the titles of their articles should include "Empress". Like Empress Shoshi whose name is actually Fujiwara no Shoshi. I don't know that it is her real name or posthumous name. By the way don't you think that Japanese empresses' articles should be moved? For example moving Fujiwara no Kachiko to Empress Kachiko? I think Japanese Wikipedia has their articles' under their birth name, like Mary of Teck. But in a comparison with Chinese empresses and some other Japanese empresses, I think the titles should change. Keivan.f^Talk 16:14, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

@Hipposcrashed: It's not about being the consort or the mother of sovereign because I think her case is a little different with Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Kojun was known as Empress Dowager Nagako during her son's reign and after her death she was given the posthumous name of Empress Kojun which is a tradition for dead emperors and empresses to be renamed. But I think Kojun is also common and the name of the page for the empress does not need to go hand-in-hand with Hirohito's article. WP:MOS-JP is a much more specific (and thus more applicable) guideline to use here than WP:NC (CN). Keivan.f^Talk 16:24, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

@Killuminator: According to WP:MOS-JP, "For Japanese emperors including emperors from both the northern and southern courts during the Nanboku-chō period, use the form [[Emperor {name}]], which is a partial translation of their posthumous name. The word Emperor is an integral part of the name and not merely a title, so it should be capitalized and the article the should not appear before it. It is also acceptable to refer to a Japanese emperor without "Emperor", so long as the first appearance of the name uses the above format." I'm going to find someone to explain what to do with empresses. Keivan.f^Talk 16:30, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

I'm studying for three tedious exams, so I'cant read all this now, I'll be back later tonight. Most of these pre 19-th century emperors are probably notable enough for Japanese people, but are all obscure for us foreigners. So Meiji onwards are the most famous emperors, gotta go, I'm under pressure -.- . --Killuminator (talk) 17:21, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

I'm studying too. Please leave your message at night. I'll see it and answer you tonight or tomorrow. Thanks a lot. Keivan.f^Talk 18:22, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

OK, here is some spare time on my side. It seems that the situation with empresses is an rather big inconsistency, I did put one of them under the category Japanese empresses seeing how it was omitted. Regarding personal names of emperors, another alternative is to put their personal name on top of the infobox, it's a standard even used for ex-princesses like Noriko Senge, Sayako Kuroda etc. --Killuminator (talk) 20:18, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

@Killuminator: Yes, I agree with you. Their personal name should be on top of the infobox. About empresses, I'm trying to contact with Japanese Wikipedia or find someone here on English Wikipedia to get help from. I have left a message for Japanese Wikipedians to explain me how the names of empresses' articles should be. I'm waiting for their answer. Keivan.f^Talk 11:59, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

@Killuminator: And finally a reply from a Japanese Wikipedian about the titles of Japanese empresses' articles. Posthumous name for Empresses were disappeared in late Asuka-Nara period(上代, 6-8 century), and Nyoin name(女院) started to be used instead. Note that Nyoin doesn't always mean empress. During the Meiji period, Nyoin name has also been done away with, and posthumous name for Empresses were resumed. As a result, Empress Eishō, Empress Shōken, Empress Teimei, Empress Kōjun, only four of them have posthumous name after the Heian period. Keivan.f^Talk 15:39, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

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I saw this discussion here now. I do not agree with it, because you are inventing a format that is incorrect. Gryffindor (talk) 09:29, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

@Gryffindor: And then how do you say that this format is incorrect? Here on Wikipedia only common name is used. Prince Akishino or Prince of Wales are only their official titles. It's also a rule on Wikipedia to have the names of royals before their titles. These pages were created with this form at first until you started to move them without any discussion. If you want the titles changed again, then, you should move all the royalty articles. Almost all of them! Keivan.f^Talk 11:41, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

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Crown Prince

The Japanese official sources, such as the Imperial Household Agency, refers to him as the Crown Prince. In a manual of the Imperial transition terminology's English translation he is also designated to be known as the CP. 89.64.31.129 (talk • contribs) 30 April 2019

The title Crown Prince is used by an heir-apparent. Fumihito is the heir-presumptive. One doesn't need to be CP, in order to be first-in-line for the Japanese throne. GoodDay (talk) 00:14, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

I think that Fumihito is given the title of Crown Prince to honour him and his position as de facto heir-apparent. He is technically heir-presumptive, but the new Emperor presumably doesn't have any intention to divorce from his wife, marry someone else and try to have a son who would surpass Fumihito in the line of succession. --Editor FIN (talk) 06:11, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

What GoodDay is saying is an example of original research. According to which source you have to be heir apparent to be crown prince? Official palace documents refer to him as crown prince, it doesn't matter what you or anyone else believe in. Keivan.f^Talk 02:45, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 30 April 2019

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The result of the move request was: In this rambling discussion there was some support for a move but no consensus for any particular title. A future discussion might work better if a concrete proposal is made. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 18:56, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

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• Fumihito, Prince Akishino → ?
• Kiko, Princess Akishino → ?

– An official statement published by the Imperial Household Agency refers to the couple as His Imperial Highness The Crown Prince and Her Imperial Highness The Crown Princess. Meanwhile, the official biography of the couple refers to them as Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino (could it be a typo?). Should these two pages be titled "Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan" and "Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan" or "Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino" and "Kiko, Crown Princess Akishino"? In my opinion, we should go with the official statement because to me the second set of titles sounds pretty bizarre but that's how they have written it on their website, so now we have two versions to choose from. Keivan.f^Talk 23:50, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

The question is if he retains his style and title of Akishino-no-miya and whether the Crown Prince is his new title (I doubt it) or just a designation of his new role as heir to the throne? IMO, he does not cease to be the Prince Akishino and only assumes the role of the Crown Prince, just like Naruhito did back in 1990, in the moment of his father's accession. He was, however, "invested" as the CP the following year, 1991. Today, it seems that the IHA people rushed with the settings for new names. Moreover, according to the wiki on 2019 Japanese imperial transition, the Prince is scheduled to be "promoted to Kōshi (a rank equivalent to Crown Prince)" on April 19, 2020. But we have the most reliable source naming the Akishinos as Crown Princely couple... What a mess. Kowalmistrz (talk) 00:12, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

I think he may actually cease to be Prince Akishino, based on the fact that his brother was known as Prince Hiro, and then when he became the Crown Prince, he was just known as HIH The Crown Prince of Japan. I know that he's supposed to take the title during a ceremony in April 2020, but let's not forget that Naruhito's enthronement is also set to take place in October 2019, but he's already referred to as HM The Emperor. Keivan.f^Talk 00:56, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Naruhito already ascended the throne on 1 may 2019 when he inherited the sacred treasures, the enthronement ceremony is simply a formality ceremony. A ceremony to formally confirm his ascension. On the issue of Prince Akishino, he'll officially become the Crown Prince when the ascension ceremony takes place next year. He's still Prince Akishino. It could however that the title of Crown Prince is conferred upon him as a courtesy title to signify that he'll inherited the title next year. Remember not all monarchies follow the british nobility system. CharlesViBritannia (talk) 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Well, that's not what their official website says. He's been already referred to as the Crown Prince, but apparently the formal ceremony which gives him the title is going to take place next year. So I think we should go with what the Imperial Household Agency website suggests. We are not allowed to make any guesses without a solid base. Keivan.f^Talk 19:45, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

No, I think Fumihito will never be Crown Prince: it is a sort of title for the heir apparent (not presumptive, what he is). Let's suppose the Emperor in the future will have a son (which is still possible); in this case the heir apparrent and Crown Prince will be his son, and not his brother Fumihito. --Foghe (talk) 08:43, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

That is not going to happen though. His wife is in her 50s and it's unlikely that they will ever producer a male heir. So, based on what the official website says, he actually is the Crown Prince. Keivan.f^Talk 11:53, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

He is the heir presumptive, he has not been formally bestowed with the title, but since the palace officially calls him so, we should probably stick to it. Just my opinion. 59.98.96.153 (talk) 04:00, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Oppose - moving the articles. He's not the emperor's eldest son & heir-apparent. GoodDay (talk) 10:18, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

I think you didn't get the idea of this move request. First of all, Fumihito is not heir apparent, that's true, but he's heir presumptive. He's second in line to the throne at the moment. And he doesn't need to be the emperor's son to be the crown prince. In this case, instead of being a kotaishi, he will be referred to as a koshi, basically a crown prince who's not the emperor's son. Keivan.f^Talk 11:53, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

He's not second-in-line. He's the first-in-line, but isn't the crown prince. GoodDay (talk) 20:21, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

You're right. He's first in line. My bad. The point, however, is that the palace officially calls him the Crown Prince, and even his new Japanese title gives him the rank 'equivalent' to that of a crown prince. So, we cannot include our original research here. If that's how the palace calls him, which is HIH The Crown Prince, then we have to go with that. Keivan.f^Talk 21:33, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

User:GoodDay, User:Keivan.f, let's not forget that crown prince is not a title, like the Prince of Wales or Prince of Asturias, i.e. it is not created for or conferred on someone, it is rather a descriptive term used to refer to the heir to the throne. And that's how the Japanese see it, I think, and use it to style Fumihito now, since he became his brother's heir and the supposed next emperor. Compare it, let's say, to the "title" of Hereditary Prince in monarchies of lesser rank like principalities and (in the past) duchies. For example, Caroline of Hanover, the current Sovereign Prince Albert II of Monaco's elder sister, was the Hereditary Princess (an equivalent to crown prince - no doubt about that) twice in her life, first automatically after she was born and before the birth of her brother and later after that said heir's accession to the throne and before the birth of his own's heir. Whenever she was the first in line to the throne, she was styled as the Hereditary Princess of Monaco and no one questioned that. GoodDay, you just think Fumihito is not the Crown Prince but the Japanese themselves think the opposite. Well, are we really going to question that? The Imperial Household Agency's official website styles him as the Crown Prince, why shouldn't we? This is so Western attitude to this case.Kowalmistrz (talk) 22:27, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

The emperor is the heir, where's his brother is the heir-presumptive. Legally 'heir' means the occupier or monarch. GoodDay (talk) 00:12, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Well, you must be an heir to something. Fumihito is heir to the throne, currently occupied by his brother so I don't know really what you are trying to say. Wasn't Naruhito the heir before April 30? LOL Anyway, why shouldn't we name him the Crown Prince in the article? Because he is not the Emperor's first or only son? I think I made my point it does not matter in this case. Kowalmistrz (talk) 00:24, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

The emperor is the 'heir'. Fumihito is the 'heir-presumptive', that means it's presumed that he'll be the heir someday. GoodDay (talk) 02:00, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

OK, but what's your point on the topic of this discussion? Kowalmistrz (talk) 09:22, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Those articles should 'not' be moved to include 'Crown Prince' or 'Crown Princess'. Those titles are reserved for the heir-apparent of an emperor & the heir-apparent's wife. GoodDay (talk) 14:36, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

OK, but what makes you say that? Can you provide us with a proper source for that rule about using this term? Term, because crown prince is not a title! Kowalmistrz (talk) 14:46, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

@GoodDay: Nope. That's not what heir means. A monarch cannot be an heir. For example, Queen Elizabeth II is not an heir, she's a monarch. Her son, Prince Charles, is heir apparent, an heir that cannot be replaced by the birth of anyone else. In the case of Naruhito, he was their heir apparent before he became the Emperor. Now, his brother is heir presumptive (koshi, instead of kotaishi), an heir that can be pushed down the line if the Emperor and Empress were to have a son, which is unlikely. Thus, as the heir to the throne, Fumihito is the Crown Prince. So was Caroline, Princess of Hanover, when she was heir presumptive to the throne of Monaco before the birth of her niece and nephew. She was Hereditary Princess back then; now she's not. Keivan.f^Talk 16:48, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

The monarch is the heir. The next-in-line is either the heir-apparent or the heir-presumptive. Those are the legally meanings of the words. Mass media tends to get it wrong, at times. GoodDay (talk) 16:56, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Can you provide a source? Legal meaning where? In what legal system exactly? And again, what is your conclusion on the matter of this discussion? Are yoy saying that we should not name Fumihito the Crown Prince of Japan, even if the Japanese themselves (the Imperial Court!!) named him that way? Kowalmistrz (talk) 17:51, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Heir is the person who inherits. It refers to "a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death." 1 And there are two types of heirs, as I said: Heir apparent and heir presumptive. That's how the sources define the word, unless you have access to a credible source which says otherwise. By the way, what heir means does not affect the subject being discussed here. Fumihito is first in line to the throne, and he's officially called the Crown Prince. Keivan.f^Talk 18:57, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

He's first-in-line, but he doesn't have the title crown prince. Nor does he require that title, to be first-in-line. GoodDay (talk) 20:14, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

I already explained it. Not going to repeat. GoodDay (talk) 18:46, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Oppose firstly, because this change is imprecise. It is not clear what is being proposed, so it is unclear what people are agreeing to or opposing until a definite alternative, rather than multiple options, is put before us to choose, between retaining the current article name or choosing another. Secondly, it appears that in Japan the heir presumptive may be a crown prince in the same way that the Prince of Wales or the Hereditary Princess of Monaco is a crown prince: "crown prince" is an accurate generic term for any person who would succeed to a throne if the monarch died today (although Emperor Naruhito may yet be widowed, remarry, and father a son who would be heir apparent), but Naruhito's brother has not yet begun to use the correct, specific title of Koshi, nor has any authoritative source clarified which name, Fumihito or Akishino, will be associated with him (or his wife) once he assumes the Koshi title a year from now. This proposed change is thus premature, and Akishino's article should meanwhile just mention the new use for him of crown prince and its source. FactStraight (talk) 20:40, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

We all know that the children of the Earl of Wessex are legally a Prince and Princess of the United Kingdom, even though we do not style them like that in their Wiki articles. Why? Because the Queen, via a Buckingham Palace press release, announced that they will be styled as a non-royal earl's children. This case, the IHA clearly wants to style the Fumihito as Crown Prince of Japan. Why should we follow then any imaginary rules you both cite, even if they are real? An opposite case is Prince Knud of Denmark, who was styled the Hereditary Prince, not Crown Prince while heir presumptive to his brother, Frederick IX. But the Japanese clearly chose the other way to solve the naming problem. Kowalmistrz (talk) 14:38, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

• I'm of the candid opinion that if he is referred to as such in official documents and publication then that is what he is. Unless Japanese law can be shown to state to the contrary he is de facto and de jure heir to the throne. I'm in agreement that the title reflects this fact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidelias (talk • contribs)

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If an RM on this matter (for him & his wife) were held again? I would support adding the crown prince & crown princess titles. Indeed the heir-presumptive does have the title & can only lose it, if his elder brother has a legitimate son. GoodDay (talk) 18:17, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

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