Word: akishino
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...attention to the changing role of women in Japan, which, as in other countries, is often related to conflicting demands posed by careers and marriage. She is also no stranger to stories involving the Japanese royal family, having contributed to our coverage in 1990 of the wedding of Prince Akishino and of Emperor Akihito's ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne. While all this background proved to be essential grounding in reporting our story on next week's marriage of Crown Prince Naruhito and former diplomat Masako Owada, it did not quite reach into the, er, heart of the matter...