Japanese Imperial Family Today

What is the Komuro's Debt Problem?  After the death of Kei Komuro's father, Kei's mother Kayo, received financial support of over 4 million yen (some $36.44K) from her then fiancé during the engagement period in the name of Kei's school fees and living expenses. After the engagement was dissolved, the former fiancé requested that these monies be repaid as a loan, but Komuro's mother and Kei did not repay the money, claiming that it was a donation.   The issue was first reported by the Japanese women's weekly magazine, Shukan Josei, in December 2017, three months after the announcement of Mako and Komuro's informal engagement.   https://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/11267   In the article above, we can see from the entries in the bank passbook that the ex-fiancee had been sending money one after another as Kayo told him to.   This issue triggered various scandals involving Komuro's mother and Kei, which came to light one after another. 'The Financi

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Mentions the Provisions of Succession to the Throne in the Constitution. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, at a meeting of the House of Representatives Cabinet Committee on April 2, expressed his view that the Constitution allows for an emperor whose mother is of the emperor's lineage to succeed to the throne in a stable manner.   https://nordot.app/772734869954953216?c=39546741839462401  At the same time, he explained that the Imperial Household Law limits the succession to the throne to male lineage. He stressed again that it is necessary to "carefully and carefully examine the issue, taking into account the weight of the fact that the male line of succession has been maintained without exception since ancient times.  [...] 　 With regard to the return of the former Imperial Family to the Imperial Register, he reiterated his intention not to confirm the intentions of the male descendants.   Since March of this year, the Japanese governmen