Japan Princess Mako Marriage

Japan's crown prince criticised the media on Tuesday for falsities and "terrible things" in its coverage of the engagement of his daughter, former princess Mako, who relinquished her royal status to marry a non-royal last month.

After a four-year engagement, Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, is marrying her longtime boyfriend, Kei Komuro. And because Japan's imperial law strips women of their royal status after marriage, the Princess will exit the family.

Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, has married her commoner college sweetheart on Tuesday and left the royal family after a years-long engagement beset by scrutiny that has left the princess with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Japan's Princess Mako celebrated her 30th birthday on Saturday, marking the last birthday she would have as a member of the imperial family before she marries her boyfriend next week.

Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, will be married next week after years of criticism over her fiance that led to their marriage being postponed for three years and resulted in her being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Japan's Imperial Household Agency (IHA) is expected to formally announce Princess Mako's marriage to a former college classmate as soon as Friday, media said, following years of intense scrutiny that cast her engagement in an unflattering light.

Japan's Princess Mako is set to forego a one-off, $1-million payment for giving up her royal status to wed a college classmate

Ceremonies related to the marriage of Princess Mako to Kei Komuro are being postponed, the Imperial Household Agency announced Tuesday, only about a month before their Nosai no Gi engagement ceremony was to take place. The agency released a statement by the couple, who are both 26, explaining they "have not had enough time to prepare for the variou...

Japan's crown prince criticised the media on Tuesday for falsities and "terrible things" in its coverage of the engagement of his daughter, former princess Mako, who relinquished her royal status to marry a non-royal last month.

After a four-year engagement, Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, is marrying her longtime boyfriend, Kei Komuro. And because Japan's imperial law strips women of their royal status after marriage, the Princess will exit the family.

Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, has married her commoner college sweetheart on Tuesday and left the royal family after a years-long engagement beset by scrutiny that has left the princess with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Japan's Princess Mako celebrated her 30th birthday on Saturday, marking the last birthday she would have as a member of the imperial family before she marries her boyfriend next week.

Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, will be married next week after years of criticism over her fiance that led to their marriage being postponed for three years and resulted in her being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Japan's Imperial Household Agency (IHA) is expected to formally announce Princess Mako's marriage to a former college classmate as soon as Friday, media said, following years of intense scrutiny that cast her engagement in an unflattering light.

Japan's Princess Mako is set to forego a one-off, $1-million payment for giving up her royal status to wed a college classmate

Ceremonies related to the marriage of Princess Mako to Kei Komuro are being postponed, the Imperial Household Agency announced Tuesday, only about a month before their Nosai no Gi engagement ceremony was to take place. The agency released a statement by the couple, who are both 26, explaining they "have not had enough time to prepare for the variou...