おめでとう ございます

(Omedetou Gozaimasu) Congratulations to Princess Kiko on the birth of her baby boy.

However, like most seemingly positive events, it has a dark lining. The decision to change the rule to allow woman to take the throne has been 'postponed'. Nevermind.

An interesting fact from Times Online:

"When Crown Prince Naruhito was born, there was a mini baby boom as couples hurried to conceive a daughter who might marry the future Emperor."

That's one way to solve the problem of the decreasing population.