Word: owada
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...often get compared to Masako [Owada '85], the Crown Princess [of Japan] who graduated from Harvard," Suzuki says. "They somehow think that I am destined to marry royalty or something along those lines...
...Japan are already put out about not being consulted fully or, it seems to them, taken seriously when they question the need to use force against Iraq. U.N. ambassador Bill Richardson was scheduled to be in Tokyo this week explaining the U.S. position, but Japan's U.N. ambassador, Hisashi Owada, is still miffed because Richardson neglected to tell him he was planning the trip. Apparently, Richardson's diplomacy doesn't include talking to Iraq's representatives in the U.S. Baghdad's U.N. ambassador, Nizar Hamdoon, says he hasn't met once with Richardson since the latter took over...
Yale-educated Tansu Ciller was named Prime Minister of Turkey last week, and Masako Owada, the new Japanese princess, went to Harvard. As the list below suggests, so many members of foreign political elites have studied here that their ministries must sometimes resemble an American dorm...
...Masako Owada said yes to the future Emperor of Japan...
Yoshimi Ishikawa, author of several books on Japan and America, believes a change from the rampant secrecy surrounding imperial life would be a very healthy thing. "Masako Owada has the capacity to be a star. The Japanese like people who study hard -- her educational career gives her charisma." He thinks she has a chance to open up a closed world. "The prince loves her so much that if she wants change, he may help. If Masako Owada can make a good bridge between the family and the people, maybe we can create a new era of Japanese history." Eloquently stated...