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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...
...quarry would demur. Volleys of phone calls from the lover followed. There were rendezvous on the imperial duck-hunting grounds. All the while, secrecy was an obsession. But one short exchange shows that the young pair were establishing intimacy and rapport. After some nervous discussion about avoiding the press, Masako- san joked to Naruhito, "Perhaps I should get dressed up in a panda suit." Some panda...
Clothes may not be the way to understand Owada, but everyone is looking for clues. "There are several key words here -- Harvard, University of Tokyo, diplomat," says investigative journalist Naoki Inose. "The family thought Masako would be marketable." Others have taken her achievements further and declared her to be Japan's version of Hillary Clinton, but that is a big stretch. Masako knows her worth just as securely, but she is too reserved to have either Hillary's very American assumptions or her bumptiousness...
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...