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...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. "The topic of most interest to everyone was why a Harvard- and Oxford-educated upper- middle-class woman decided to give up her career and marry into the imperial family," says Makihara. "Only Masako Owada knows...
...stay also included a dinner with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Hisashi Owada, father of Japan's future crown princess, Masako Owada...
...took six years and several entreaties, but in the end, Masako Owada agreed to marry Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito. After announcing the engagement, they revealed the words that finally won her heart: "Masako-san, I will protect you for my entire life...
...year-old imperial heir selected Masako Owada '85 as his bride-to-be after a long and well-publicized search. Owada is the daughter of Japan's top diplomat, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Hisashi Owada...
...dances gently around a pool of water on the floor, and delicate sounds of synthesizer music fill the air. On the gray tile wall, ten video screens display soothing images of running streams and ocean waves. Shoppers at the INAX Corp. showroom are delighted: "Suteki ((lovely))," murmurs Tokyo housewife Masako Yakou, happily browsing past rows and rows of shiny new . . . well, er, facilities. Gushes Yakou: "I love toilets...