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<text id=93TT2346>
<title>
Jan. 18, 1993: Never a Bridegroom?
</title>
<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Jan. 18, 1993 Fighting Back: Spouse Abuse
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
PEOPLE, Page 67
Never a Bridegroom?
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<body>
<p>By GINIA BELLAFANTE
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<p> Once upon a time there lived a somewhat nerdy though
mildly attractive prince who enjoyed mountain climbing and
tennis. He was destined to inherit the Japanese throne, yet he
remained discontent. The young man desperately needed to save
himself from a future of lonely nights spent dining on take-out
food and playing the viola. So he searched and searched for a
bride (preferably an outspoken one who could cook well), but
alas, his efforts met with little success. Many of the land's
liberated young women easily rejected the thought of a life
trapped in a palace with a guy who had once studied 18th century
commodity transport. But fear not, this tale has a sweet ending.
Last week, in a move that triggered a Japanese press frenzy,
PRINCE NARUHITO, 32, finally selected a wife. His long,
internationally celebrated quest for a Mrs.--the subject of
intensely controversial media scrutiny--ended with MASAKO
OWADA, a 29-year-old Harvard graduate and member of the Foreign
Ministry who just happens to speak four languages. No word on
a wedding date as yet.
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</body>
</article>
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