Masako is Empress of Japan as the wife of Emperor Naruhito.
Masako in 2023
Balliol College, Oxford, where Masako studied international relations
The newly married Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako in Japanese traditional attire, with the Prince wearing a sokutai, the Princess a jūnihitoe, 1993
A 500-yen coin issued to commemorate the imperial wedding
From 2001 to 2006, Japan discussed the possibility of changing the laws of succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, which is currently limited to males in the male line of the Japanese imperial family.
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino
Prince Masahito cropped 2 Prince Masahito Prince Albert II Princess Hanako and Yukiya Amano 20100713