Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress

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His Majesty the Emperor Naruhito (The 126th Emperor)

Name: Naruhito
Lineage: Eldest Son of the Emperor Akihito (The 125th Emperor), the Emperor Emeritus

Date of Birth: 23 February 1960

The Personal Title for Young Members (Been conferred in accordance with the Imperial Family’s tradition of appellation): Prince Hiro (Hiro-no-Miya)

Investiture as Crown Prince: 23 February 1991

Education:

1982 – Graduated from the Department of History in the Faculty of Letters of Gakushuin University

1983 - 1985 – Studied abroad at Merton College, University of Oxford, UK

1988 – Completed first part of doctorate at the Graduate School of Humanities of Gakushuin University

1992 – Became guest researcher in the archives of Gakushuin University

1992 – Became visiting research fellow of the Museum of History of Gakushuin University

Her Majesty the Empress Masako

Name: Masako

Date of Birth: 9 December 1963

Education:

1985 – Graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Harvard University, USA

1987 – Left University of Tokyo

1987 – Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1988 – 1990 – Studied abroad at Balliol College, University of Oxford, UK

1993 – Left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Marriage: 9 June 1993

Children: Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko

Date of Birth : 1 December 2001

The Personal Title for Young Members : Princess Toshi (Toshi-no-Miya)

Third-year student at Gakushuin Girl’s Senior High School


Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress in their formal robes at the wedding (June 1993) (Crown Prince and Princess at that time)	Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress with Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress Emeriti at the wedding (June 1993) (Crown Prince and Princess at that time)

Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress (at Akasaka Imperial Residence) (Crown Prince and Princess at that time)


Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress on the Occasion of Her Majesty's Birthday (2018) (Crown Prince and Princess at that time)	Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress with Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko on the Occasion of His Majesty's Birthday (2017) (Crown Prince and Princess at that time)



His Majesty the Emperor on the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials (Crown Prince at that time)	Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress having a conversation with JICA volunteers coming back from overseas (Crown Prince and Princess at that time)