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Princess Masako (born December 9 1963) is the Crown Princess of Japan.Born Masako Owada, the daughter of Hisashi Owada, a senior diplomat, she has traveled the world with her parents since she was a child. She went to kindergarten in Moscow, attended Belmont High School in Boston, and graduated from Harvard University. She became fluent in several languages and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. By all accounts, Masako is very intelligent and talented, and she might have gone far in a diplomatic career.
She married Naruhito, the Crown Prince of Japan, on June 9 1993, much to the public's delight. However, many younger Japanese women felt conflicted when Masako gave up her career in order to marry the Crown Prince, thereby accepting the many restrictions imposed by life in the Imperial Court.
After a miscarriage, she gave birth to a girl Aiko on December 1December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining. Events 1640 Portugal regains its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal becomes king. 1822 Peter I is crowned as Emperor of 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap. Princess Aiko's birth stimulated public debate on changing Japan's imperial succession law to add royal daughters.
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