Empress Masako
| Masako | |
|---|---|
The Empress in 2023 | |
| Empress consort of Japan | |
| Tenure | 1 May 2019 – present |
| Born | Masako Owada (小和田雅子) 9 December 1963 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 |
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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.
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)
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