1993 Event Japanese crown prince Naruhito weds Masaka Owada 1992 Event Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada 1990 Death Naruhito Higashi-Kuni, Japanese Prime Minister 1945, dies 1960 Birthday Crown Prince Naruhito, heir apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan, eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko