Crown Princess Masako (皇太子徳仁親王妃雅子, Kōtaishi Naruhito Shinnōhi Masako?), née Masako Owada (小和田雅子, Owada Masako?, born 9 December 1963) is the wife of Crown Prince Naruhito, the first son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and a member of the Imperial House of Japan through marriage.
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