Japanese Imperial Family Today

  Mr.and Mrs.Kawashima   "At around 2:30 p.m. on October 19, Tatsuhiko Kawashima, professor emeritus at Gakushuin University, father of Princess Kiko and grandfather of Princess Mako, was rushed to a hospital in Tokyo. His current condition is unknown, but it is said that his previous illness has worsened. Some people say that he is in a very dangerous condition.   　 On the same day, Princess Noriko, Princess Mako and Princess Kako made a sudden visit to the hospital to visit Professor Kawashima. Noriko's feelings about her own father's emergency are unfathomable. ......" (Imperial Household Agency official)   At the age of 81, Professor Kawashima's condition is a cause for concern.   "On October 26, Mako is scheduled to marry Kei Komuro. The timing of Professor Kawashima's collapse is unbelievable. ...... On October 19, Mako made a private visit to the three palaces of the Imperial Household and reported this marriage to the ancestors of

  Mako, 29, the eldest daughter of the Akishino family, and Kei Komuro, whose family and himself have been the subject of numerous scandals, are scheduled to marry and hold a press conference on October 26. While newspapers and TV stations have been unnaturally celebrating the marriage, the weekly magazine "FLASH" interviewed people with close ties to the Imperial Family and received negative comments from all of them.   It says:   "As a human being, I'm sure you'd be happy to be with someone you love. But in this case, I think it's an impossible marriage. You won't be happy with an unreasonable marriage .”   　 So said Naohiro Sanada, who has been a schoolmate of His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus, Mako’s grandfather, since his primary school days at Gakushuin.   "In September 2017, when Mako and Mr. Komuro announced their engagement, the public was in a celebratory mood. However, when the financial troubles of Ms. Komuro's mother,

    On April 19, Mako, 29, the eldest daughter of the Akishino family, visited the three halls of the Imperial Palace, where the ancestors of the Imperial Family are enshrined, before she leaves the Imperial Family following her marriage to Kei Komuro, 30. This was a private visit to the Imperial Palace in place of the "Rite of Audience at the Temple of the Sages", one of the customary ceremonies that was canceled in consideration of criticism of the marriage.   Dressed in a pale green dress and mask, Mako walked slowly through the gate, bowed, and headed for the three halls. If it were a ceremonial visit, she would have been dressed in a kimono and would have been on top of the palace, but this time she was dressed in Western clothes and was on top of the garden.   In light of the outcry over the Komuro family's financial troubles, the Imperial Household Agency has decided not to hold any ceremonies for the Imperial family. There will be no "Choken-no-gi