Where Kei Komuro's Total Expenditure of $300,000 Come from? Of Which, $64,000 for His Wedding

 

 

Mako Komuro, the eldest daughter of the Akishino family, and her husband Kei Komuro have been spotted shopping and on dates in New York.

 

Especially, Mako’s happiness at having freedom for the first time in her life is apparent, but the money issues surrounding them are still being questioned by the Japanese public. In particular, there is the mystery of how Kei Komuro, who has had no income, was able to come up with the large amount of expenses.

 

Kei Komuro's major expenses, including tuition and other expenses since entering university, totaled 3,524,000 yen (about US$300,000), of which 7,369,000 yen (about US$64,000) was directly related to his most recent marriage, as calculated by Shukan Bunshun on November 25.

 

Here's a breakdown:

 

Expenses related to marriage:

Travel expenses from the U.S. to Japan Kei Komuro booked economy fare for one person  ￥116,000

Hotel expenses for the wedding conference  ￥210,000

Rent for temporary residence 17,000 yen (per day) x 20 days  \340,000 

Travel expenses from Japan to the U.S. Kei Komuro and Mako booked economy tickets for two people \740,000 

4,093,000 yen to settle a financial problem

Legal fees: 1,870,000 yen for 34 months, assuming a consulting contract of 55,000 yen per month.

Subtotal: ¥7,369,000

 

Expenses related to study and study abroad:

ICU Scholarship, the scholarship loan program of ICU that Ms. Komuro is said to have used: \5,247,000

Tuition and dormitory fees at Fordham Law School: 8.9 million yen per year (the first year is exempted by scholarship) :\17,800,000 yen

In the case of the cheapest plan at the largest bar exam prep school in the U.S.: \228,000

Debt from Okuno & Associates: 1,200,000 yen per year for living expenses for 3 years:  \3,600,000 

Subtotal: ￥26,875,000

 

I really wonder where all this came from.

 

For example, for the first time after his marriage to Mako, Komuro paid the settlement of over 4 million yen that had been demanded by his mother's former fiancee. Many Japanese believe that this was because Mako was legally forbidden to give money directly to Komuro, a private citizen, while she was still a member of the imperial family, so she took the form of a payment from Mako's savings after her marriage.

 

Of course, in addition to the above, various other unnatural special treatments were given to Kei Komuro, and it is a suspicion held by many Japanese that this may not have been the only expenditure surrounding his study and study abroad. For example, Kei was not only ineligible for admission to Fordham Law School, but he was also awarded the Martin Scholarship, which is available to the best students, and he failed the bar exam despite this.

 

 

Mako is believed to have personal assets of about 100 million yen, as she has received 9.15 million yen a year in royal family expenses for the past 10 years since she came of age.

 

Will Mako now have to bear the burden of these expenses and debts of Komuro, who has had no income until now?