prince naruhito, in may 2004, criticised the then-grand steward of the imperial household, toshio yuasa, for putting pressure on princess masako, naruhito's wife, to bear a male child. at a press conference, naruhito said that his wife had "completely exhausted herself" trying to adapt to the imperial family's life, and added "there were developments that denied masako's career (up to our marriage) as well as her personality." it has officially been stated that masako is suffering from an "adjustment disorder", but there has been extensive speculation in the press that she is suffering from clinical depression as a result of her treatment by imperial household officials.