Masako Owada

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Empress consort human member of the Japanese imperial family

Masako Owada, now Empress Masako of Japan, is a Harvard- and Oxford-educated former diplomat who became the consort of Emperor Naruhito and a prominent member of the Japanese imperial family.

Aliases (2)

Yumiko Owada ×2
Masako ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Empress consort → human → member of the Japanese imperial family →
birthDate	1963-12-09 →
birthPlace	Minato, Tokyo, Japan →
child	Aiko, Princess Toshi →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
educatedAt	Balliol College, Oxford → Harvard University → Radcliffe College → University of Tokyo →
employer	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan →
father	Hisashi Owada →
fieldOfStudy	economics → law →
gender	female →
hasRole	patron of various cultural and charitable organizations in Japan →
honorificPrefix	Her Majesty →
house	House of Yamato →
languageSpoken	English → French → German → Japanese →
marriageDate	1993-06-09 →
memberOf	Imperial House of Japan →
mother	Yumiko Owada →
name	Empress Masako of Japan → Masako Owada →
nativeName	小和田雅子 →
nobleTitle	Crown Princess of Japan → Empress of Japan →
notableEvent	enthronement as Empress consort of Japan in 2019 → marriage to Crown Prince Naruhito →
notableWork	diplomatic activities as a Japanese foreign ministry official →
occupation	diplomat → empress consort →
positionHeld	Crown Princess of Japan → Empress consort of Japan →
precededBy	Empress Michiko →
religion	Shinto →
residence	Akasaka Estate → Imperial Palace, Tokyo → Tokyo, Japan →
spouse	Naruhito →
succeededBy	none as Empress consort (incumbent) →
title	Crown Princess Masako → Her Majesty The Empress →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Empress Masako →	birthName
Empress Masako ("Masako") →	givenName
Aiko, Princess Toshi ("Yumiko Owada") →	maternalGrandmother
Empress Masako ("Yumiko Owada") →	mother
Masako Owada →	name
Owada →	notableBearer
Owada family →	notableMember
Naruhito →	spouse