Princess Masako, pictured with Prince Naruhito and their pet dog, said: "I will strive to do my very best" Japan's Crown Princess Masako says she feels "insecure" about becoming empress in April ...

Crown Princess Masako is accompanied by Crown Prince Naruhito as she leaves the Hospital of the Imperial Household, on the premises of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, on Dec. 8, 2001, after giving ...

This report from Chris Hogg: Ouça a reportagem Princess Masako ... Japan's Crown Prince in 1993. But after she joined the imperial family, she began to suffer from a stress-related illness.

LONDON--Empress Masako visited Britain along with Emperor ... when she went to Tonga as crown princess. Her visit was hastily decided upon following the death of the queen on Sept.

After his father ascended the throne, known as the Chrysanthemum throne, in 1989, Naruhito (who was formerly titled Prince Hiro) became Crown Prince. Naruhito first met Masako in 1986, shortly before ...