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Empress Masako

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Masako
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The Empress in 2023
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure1 May 2019 – present
BornMasako Owada (小和田雅子)
(1963-12-09) 9 December 1963 (age 61)
Toranomon Hospital, Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo
Spouse
(m. 1993)
IssueAiko, Princess Toshi
HouseImperial House of Japan (by marriage)
FatherHisashi Owada
MotherYumiko Egashira
ReligionShinto


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Titles and styles[change]

  • 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

References[change]

  1. Sanz, Cynthia (21 June 1993). "The Princess Bride". People. 39 (24). Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

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