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Empress Masako
Sign in to saveAlso known as Masako, Owada Masako, Masako Owada, Masako, Empress of Japan, Masako, Empress consort of Japan, Empress Masako of Japan, Masako, Crown Princess of Japan, Crown Princess Masako of Japan
empress consort of Japan
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- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
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- Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,082x
- Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
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- Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 3,714x
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Key facts
- Tenure
- 1 May 2019 – present
- Enthronement
- 22 October 2019
- Born
- Masako Owada, ( 小和田雅子 ) , ( 1963-12-09 ) 9 December 1963 (age 62) , Minato, Tokyo , Japan
- Spouse
- Naruhito ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 9 June 1993</span>"}]]}'>1993 )
- Issue
- Aiko, Princess Toshi
- House
- Imperial House of Japan (by marriage)
- Father
- Hisashi Owada
- Mother
- Yumiko Egashira
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Masako
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Spouse
- Naruhito
- Child
- Aiko, Princess Toshi
- Father
- Hisashi Owada
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Japanese
- Religion
- Shinto
- Academic degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Instrument
- piano
- Sport
- softball
- Image
- Empress Masako at TICAD7.jpg
- Residence
- Tokyo Imperial Palace
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- Empress Masako
- date of birth
- 1963-12-09
- name in kana
- こうごう まさこ
- name in native language
- 皇后雅子
- birth name
- 小和田雅子
- ancestral home
- Murakami
- social classification
- royalty
- honorific prefix
- Imperial Highness
- medical condition
- adjustment disorder
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Masako (Japanese: 雅子; born Masako Owada (小和田雅子, Owada Masako); 9 December 1963) is Empress of Japan as the wife of Emperor Naruhito.
Born in Minato, Tokyo, Masako was educated at Belmont High School in Massachusetts, United States, before attending Harvard College. She also studied law at the University of Tokyo and international relations at Balliol College, Oxford. After completing her studies, she worked for Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a diplomat.
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