Word: owada
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...says that cards do not deal the hand of fate? Owada seems to have the world at her feet. On June 9 she will marry Crown Prince Naruhito, who will be the next Emperor of Japan, the world's oldest monarchy. The Japanese royal family does not have private wealth like Britain's Queen Elizabeth, but the government takes splendid care of it. More important, the imperial family enjoys the nation's respect, unlike the beleaguered Windsors, who may be only a few tapes away from oblivion. As crown princess, Owada will deal with the world's most powerful...
...came six years after the couple met in 1986 and after she had turned him down twice. When the pair gave their engagement press conference, Naruhito, 33, was fairly bursting with pride. He beamed constantly and offered his "heartfelt thanks" to his bride-to-be. A member of the Owada family acknowledges the crucial importance of the suitor's ardor. "It is easy to see that this was not an easy decision. One decisive factor was the strength of love that, as a human being, she must have felt very intensely from the prince...
...choice was hard because Masako Owada had another world at her feet -- one earned by her own efforts rather than inherited or acquired by marriage -- that was incompatible with membership in the imperial family. Until she resigned last January, she was a rising young member of the Foreign Ministry, conducting shuttle diplomacy with Washington on such issues as semiconductor trade talks and Japan's refusal to accept foreign lawyers. At 29, with graceful, perfect English and a sharp, analytical mind, she had a chance to pierce the glass ceiling that prevents Japanese women from rising to prestigious positions in government...
...royals, appealing, admirable and with the allure of mystery. Tabloids and weeklies have become fascinated by the young woman with the Mona Lisa smile and habit of looking upward from downcast eyes -- not unlike the young Lady Di. At home, Masakomania dominates the thriving women's magazine business, although Owada has given no interviews and precious few photo opportunities...
More seriously, Owada represents values that modern Japanese admire most: discipline, a love of learning, discretion and, perhaps most important, the poise and sophistication to deal with the world beyond their borders. Until now she has built her life along the lines of her father's brilliant diplomatic career. Hisashi Owada is Japan's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. She is aware she comes from a fortunate background, is comfortable with it, and has a sense of responsibility. Former teachers say she has strong convictions about expanding Japan's role in international political and cultural life. Despite the fact that...