Word: kazuko
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...chudo-the middle way," explained a palace confidant, "neither love match nor arranged marriage." Pretty, 20-year-old Princess Kazuko had begun preparing for marriage two years ago by learning to cook, sew and sweep floors in the home of one of the Emperor's former chamberlains (see cut). The imperial family soon afterward settled on bespectacled Takatsukasa, cousin of the Empress Dowager, as a likely husband, provided both youngsters were willing...