Emperor Naruhito's Words on the Issue of Mako's Marriage
What Did Emperor Say? For a long time, His Majesty the Emperor has not said anything about the issue of his niece Princess Mako's marriage. In a sense, this is only natural, as it is a matter for the Akishino family, a different family, and not something that the Emperor should bother to talk about. As His Majesty knows the weight of his own words better than anyone else, he must have had to be cautious even though he had many thoughts on the matter. It was at his birthday press conference in February of this year that the Emperor broke his silence. It was reported early on that the media would be asking questions about the issue of Mako's marriage at this time. However, since the Imperial Household Agency would be in charge of the press conference, it was expected that the Agency would restrain them from doing so. Nevertheless, the Emperor, perhaps of his own volition, dared to answer the question. What was that statement? The full text is here: https:/