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Introduction

Princess Masako, a former career diplomat, is married to the Japanese imperial heir.

She has a young daughter, but is under great pressure to give birth to a boy as a girl cannot succeed to the Japanese throne.

She has been diagnosed with a nervous condition brought on by stress, and has not had any public engagements since last year.


In pictures: Tokyo views on Masako and marriage

	Introduction Princess Masako, a former career diplomat, is married to the Japanese imperial heir. She has a young daughter, but is under great pressure to give birth to a boy as a girl cannot succeed to the Japanese throne. She has been diagnosed with a nervous condition brought on by stress, and has not had any public engagements since last year.