Princess Mako of Japan to Marry Around Year-End... Plans to Move to the U.S.

▲Princess Mako (right) and Gomuro Kei

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Princess Mako (29) of the Japanese Imperial Family is scheduled to hold her wedding with her boyfriend Kei Komuro (29) around the end of this year. Princess Mako is the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito Akishino (55), the first in line to the throne and nephew of Emperor Naruhito.

According to NHK and Kyodo News on the 1st, Princess Mako plans to have the wedding within the year and board a plane to the United States with Mr. Komuro. Since Mr. Komuro has secured a job at a law firm located in New York State, USA, they plan to register their marriage within the year and move to the United States together.

Princess Mako and Mr. Komuro met as a campus couple. They announced their engagement in 2017, but public opinion worsened after the disclosure of Mr. Komuro’s complicated family background. Due to ongoing controversy, Princess Mako announced in 2020 that she would postpone the wedding, and in 2018, Mr. Komuro went to study at Fordham University Law School in New York.

Mr. Komuro took the New York State bar exam online on August 27-28 local time. The exam results will be announced in December, but he has already secured employment at a local law firm.

Meanwhile, according to Japanese Imperial Family precedent, Princess Mako will become a commoner after marriage. Although she can receive a dowry of up to 150 million yen (approximately 1.5 billion KRW) to maintain dignity as a former royal upon marriage, Princess Mako has stated that she will not accept it.

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