Empress Masako
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Masako | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
1 May 2019 – present | |
Born | Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). 9 December 1963 Toranomon Hospital, Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo |
Spouse | Naruhito (m. 1993) |
Issue | Aiko, Princess Toshi |
House | Imperial House of Japan (by marriage) |
Father | Hisashi Owada |
Mother | Yumiko Egashira |
Religion | Shinto |
Titles and styles
- 9 December 1963 – 9 June 1993: Miss Masako Owada
- 9 June 1993 – 30 April 2019: Her Imperial Highness The Crown Princess of Japan
- Her Imperial Highness The Crown Princess Masako
- 1 May 2019 – present : Her Majesty The Empress of Japan
Empress Masako Media
Balliol College, Oxford, where Masako studied international relations
Naruhito and Masako with their daughter, Aiko, in Nasu Imperial Villa, Tochigi Prefecture in August 2019
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attended the JET Programme 30th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo, November 2016.
References
- ↑ Sanz, Cynthia (21 June 1993). "The Princess Bride". People. 39 (24). Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
Other websites
- Who2 profile
- Australian author of Princess Masako biography receives death threats
- Hello! Magazine | Japan's Masako
- Imperial Household Denies Exerting Pressure Over Masako Book, 19 February 2007
- Website of Ben Hills, author of Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne
- The Sunday Times | Land of the rising daughter 4 June 2006