This supplied photo shows Princess Mako taking a stroll in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — Princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, is known by people close to her as an independent and friendly woman who has pursued a career as…
Princess Mako met with her grandparents former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on Monday, a day before her controversy-hit marriage to her commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro. The 30-year-old princess visited the couple for the first time in 19 months to bid farewell as she is set to register her marriage to Komuro, also 30,…
Kei Komuro, the 29-year-old boyfriend of Princess Mako, arrived in Japan on Monday from the United States, where he currently lives, to prepare for their marriage amid a public controversy triggered by a money dispute involving his mother. Komuro is expected to meet the 29-year-old princess, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, and hold a press…
