Crown Prince Naruhito, set to become Japan's emperor on May 1, is known as ...
TOKYO - Crown Prince Naruhito, set to become Japan’s emperor on May 1, is known as an earnest, studious man who wooed and won his ex-diplomat wife, Crown Princess Masako, with a pledge to protect her.
He will assume the throne after his father, Emperor Akihito, abdicates on April 30, the first Japanese emperor to do so in nearly 200 years. Described by some as having a “playful” side, Naruhito posed for selfies with bystanders while visiting Denmark several years ago.Naruhito defied palace officials to marry Masako Owada, now 55, after she caught his eye at a concert, prompting a years-long courtship during which she rejected his early proposals.
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