L'impératrice Michiko, la force du roseau

A blend of boldness and tradition, Empress Michiko of Japan succeeded in doing what no other Japanese empress had done before her: taking control of her life despite her lack of official power. She transformed the timid respect shown by an entire nation to its emperor into a real and sincere attachment. Installed at the heart of Japanese society when the country was in a state of collapse after World War II, and then launched on a frantic course to achieve modernity, over a period of 60 years, Michiko followed an unexpected path: that of encouraging the Japanese people to indulge in greater introspection in order to build a united, peaceful and enlightened Japan.