Okay this is probably not world changing but I thought it would still be interesting considering current Sino-Japanese relations.
So before Akihito married Michiko, there was the possibility that he would marry Aisin-Gioro Huisheng, who was the daughter of Pujie, younger brother of China’s last emperor, and his Japanese wife Hiro Saga. Huisheng wanted to marry her boyfriend but was thwarted due to her mother’s intention to marrying her to Akihito.
In 1957 Huisheng and her boyfriend committed ritual suicide. But if this didn’t happen, I think it’s kind of amusing the current Japanese crown prince could be a descendant of Manchu emperors.
A bit of background on Pujie:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pujie
So before Akihito married Michiko, there was the possibility that he would marry Aisin-Gioro Huisheng, who was the daughter of Pujie, younger brother of China’s last emperor, and his Japanese wife Hiro Saga. Huisheng wanted to marry her boyfriend but was thwarted due to her mother’s intention to marrying her to Akihito.
In 1957 Huisheng and her boyfriend committed ritual suicide. But if this didn’t happen, I think it’s kind of amusing the current Japanese crown prince could be a descendant of Manchu emperors.
A bit of background on Pujie:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pujie