Japanese Imperial Family Today

   Youtuber Kei who organized the demonstration (10th Oct.) On the 16th, a march demonstration was held in Tokyo to oppose the marriage of Mako (29) and Kei Komuro (30) of the Akishino family. The demonstration was organized by Kei, an imperial family-watcher and YouTuber who delivers imperial family news, and was the second such demonstration following the one held on the 10th of this month.   More than 130 people attended, more than last time, and 80% were women. Each person held a placard or a Japanese flag, such as "Imperial Family in Crisis! Let's protect the Imperial Family," "Stop the farce!" and other placards and the Japanese flag, and walked for 40 minutes along the 1.5 km route between Hibiya and Ginza.   The response to the previous demonstration, which took place as Princess Mako and Mr. Komuro were about to get married on the 26th, was so great that domestic and foreign TV stations came to cover the event on the 16th. On the other hand,

    Kei Komuro, who is about to marry Mako, the eldest daughter of the Akishino family, will greet Mr. and Mrs. Akishino next week on the 18th and will also meet Mako again.     According to the Imperial Household Agency, on the 18th of next week, Mr. Komuro will visit the residence of Prince Akishino to greet him and his wife, and will also meet Princess Mako on this day for the first time in three years and two months.   In addition, Mako will greet Her Majesty the Emperor and Empress next week on the 22nd, and the Emperor and Empress on the 25th, the day before the wedding, alone.   Meanwhile, on the day of their marriage, the 26th, Mako and Kei Komuro will hold a press conference in the afternoon at a hotel in Tokyo.   The press conference will be held under the name of "Mako Komuro" after Mako leaves the imperial register. The couple will pay for the venue, and Mako will leave the Akishino Palace that day.

  New doubts have been raised about Komuro's biography posted on the website of Lowenstein Sandler, the law firm where Kei Komuro is employed.   This is because it stated that Komuro had received the "JFK Profile in Courage Award".   According to a report in the weekly magazine "Josei Jishin" dated the 12th of this month,   The award, named after the book "Courageous Men" by John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding political leadership. The award is selected mainly from politicians and civil servants, and former U.S. President Barack Obama and former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan are among the past recipients. As a matter of course, Mr. Komuro, who was only a student, should not have received this award, and his name is not found in the list of winners.   Speaking of Komuro, when she entered Fordham University, she was introduced on the university's website