Empress Masako

Masako
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
Toranomon Hospital, Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo
Spouse
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(m. 1993)​
IssueAiko, Princess Toshi
HouseImperial House of Japan (by marriage)
FatherHisashi Owada
MotherYumiko Egashira
ReligionShinto

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.

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References

  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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