Empress Masako
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Masako (雅子, Masako), born Masako Owada (小和田雅子, Owada Masako) on 9 December 1963, is the wife and empress consort of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, the eldest son of the previous emperor Akihito,[1] who took the throne after abdication of the latter on 30 April 2019.
| Masako | |
|---|---|
_(2).jpg) The Empress in 2023 | |
| Empress consort of Japan | |
| 1 May 2019 – present | |
| Born | Masako Owada (小和田雅子) 9 December 1963 (aged 61) Toranomon Hospital, Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo |
| Spouse | |
| 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 Imperial Majesty The Empress of Japan
- Honours
- Grand Mistress and Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
- The Golden Medal of Merit Japanese Red Cross
- The Golden Medal of Honorary Member of the Japanese Red Cross
- Foreign Honours
- Austria: Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999)
- Brazil: Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco (13 March 2025)
- Hungary: Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2000)
- Malaysia: Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (2012)
- Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Netherlands) (29 October 2014)
Empress Masako Media
Empress Masako signature, traced from [1].
Balliol College, Oxford, where Masako studied international relations
Naruhito and Masako with their daughter, Aiko, in Nasu Imperial Villa, Tochigi Prefecture in August 2019
Princess Masako, the present Empress of Japan
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 Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine 4 June 2006