Japanese royal Masako made a rare public appearance Wednesday as her crown prince husband became Emperor Naruhito — making her empress. Here's how The Post covered Empress Masako’s transition to royal life in 1996.
Crown Princess Masako smiles with U.S Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale, left, and his wife, Joan, during a reception in Tokyo in 1996. By Mary Jordan Mary Jordan National political correspondent Email Bio Follow May 1 at 12:28 PM Japanese royal Masako made a rare public appearance Wednesday as her crown prince husband became Emperor Naruhito — making her empress. Born a commoner, Empress Masako has rarely been seen in public since marrying Naruhito in 1993.
For the crown princess , tonight’s appearance at the alumni reception before the kickoff of a $21 million Harvard fundraising drive in Japan was not only a rare venture into cyberspace, but an unusual foray into the real world.Since her marriage to Crown Prince Naruhito in June 1993, Masako has become virtually invisible. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a degree in economics, she speaks five languages and was a rising star in Japan’s elite diplomatic corps.
In a cream brocade suit, holding white gloves in one hand and a grapefruit juice in the other , the princess charmed and wowed the Harvard elite for 50 minutes. She told people she missed her Harvard days, that “once in a while” she saw her college friends when they came through town, that she was very interested to learn that students can electronically browse the offerings of the Harvard library from the computers in their dorm rooms.
As a measure of Harvard’s commitment to fundraising in Japan, the school sent many top officials here for tonight’s cocktail party and dinner and a seminar earlier in the day, including Provost Carnesale; Joseph S. Nye Jr., dean of the Kennedy School of Government; and Asia specialist Prof. Ezra Vogel. Nye and Vogel until recently were top [President Bill] Clinton administration appointees guiding Asian policy.
“She’s a talented, charming woman who has to play the role of the national flag,” Nye said. “To be a living symbol must be the hardest job in the world.”
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