Empress Masako
Also 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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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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