Empress Masako

, born  on 9 December 1963, is the wife and empress consort of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, the eldest son of the previous emperor Akihito, who took the throne after abdication of the latter on 30 April 2019.

Titles and styles

9 December 1963 – 9 June 1993: Miss Masako Owada
9 June 1993 – 30 April 2019: Her Imperial Highness The Crown Princess of Japan
Her Imperial Highness The Crown Princess Masako 
1 May 2019 – present : Her Imperial Majesty The Empress of Japan 
Honours 
Grand Mistress and Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown 
The Golden Medal of Merit Japanese Red Cross 
The Golden Medal of Honorary Member of the Japanese Red Cross 
Foreign Honours 
Austria: Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999) 
Brazil: Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco (13 March 2025) 
Hungary: Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2000) 
Malaysia: Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (2012) 
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Netherlands) (29 October 2014) 

References

Other websites
 Who2 profile
 Australian author of Princess Masako biography receives death threats
 Hello! Magazine | Japan's Masako
 Imperial Household Denies Exerting Pressure Over Masako Book, 19 February 2007
 Website of Ben Hills, author of Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne
 The Sunday Times | Land of the rising daughter   4 June 2006

Category:1963 births
Category:Living people
Category:Japanese imperial family
Category:People from Tokyo
Category:Crown Princes and Princesses of Japan
Category:Empresses consort