Wind Blowing against Komuro : Bitter Comments from the IHA Secretary and OB
It is reported that the Imperial Household
Agency Secretary Nishimura was surprised by the story in the weekly Bunshun
(April 29 issue) posted online on April 21st.
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Although this was previously reported in
Shukan Gendai, Bunshun's article focused on alleged survivor pension fraud
using images of emails allegedly sent by Kayo to his ex-fiancé. Officials in
the IHA are reported to be also showing serious interest.
Mr. Nishimura is a former police
bureaucracy who has risen to the Chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Department, and it's no wonder he's surprised by the "suspicion of
fraud" of someone trying to become the imperial mother-in-law, the article
said.
"On the 22nd of April, the day after the
article was published online, Mr. Nishimura referred at a regular press
conference to Mr. Komuro's agent having indicated his intention to pay a
settlement fee to the ex-fiancée, said 'I didn't have it in advance. I haven't
heard the story after the fact.' The words were spoken in a curt tone.
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[…]
Rather, if Secretary Nishimura considers it
a problem, it is not whether or not a fraudulent crime will be established, but
Kayo's lack of legal spirit, which she spelled ‘My husband's survivor's pension
will cover each other's lives’ and ‘I don’t want to have our common-law
marriage known to everyone as much as possible.’ and the financial dependence
of encouraging men to provide assistance such as living expenses with the
keyword "common-law marriage" without living together or having a
physical relationship. "
In conclusion, the article states,
"Even if the survivor's pension does not constitute a fraudulent crime, it
remains highly questionable whether he and his mother are appropriate to have a
relationship with the imperial family."
There are other signs that the wind
direction towards Komuro seems to have changed.
On the 24th, Shinji Yamashita, a former
Imperial Household Agency employee and journalist, made a shocking comment on a
TV talk show in connection with the news of Mr. Komuro's graduation.
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"In my opinion, I don't think Mr.
Komuro is a person of character nor a suitable marriage partner for the
imperial family, and more accurate to say, I have no intention of
congratulating the marriage itself," he said.
Mr. Yamashita has been pro-marriage and has
spoken many times as a spokesperson for the IHA and the Akishino family, so
such a bitter comment completely surprised both co-stars and viewers.
However, Since in the 28-page document Komuro
released in April, all he did was to make excuses and attack on the counterpart
about the "financial problem", and immediately after that, he
expressed his intention to pay the settlement money, and then he did not
actually sit at the negotiation table at all, he may have completely lost the
trust of the IHA and Akishino.
Akishino was reported to order a
re-examination of Komuro by Shukan Josei Prime a few days ago. Depending on the
results of the retest, the marriage may be called off.
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