Japanese Imperial Family Today

    Mako(30), the eldest daughter of the Akishino family, and Kei Komuro (30), who submitted their marriage registration on the 26th, held a press conference on the same day and released their answers to questions posed by the media in advance in written form. The full text is as follows.   [Introduction]   I have received three questions from the Imperial Household Press Association, one from the Japan Magazine Association, and one from the Foreign Press Association. I believe that all of the questions have been carefully considered. However, among these questions, there were some that could have given the impression that false information was true. I was shocked by this, and when I imagined answering such questions orally in the hall, I felt that it would be impossible for me to answer them orally, as it would rekindle my fears and further spread my emotional scars. I sincerely regret that I was asked a question that could give the impression that false information is fac

    Mako(30), the eldest daughter of the Akishino family, and Kei Komuro (30) held a press conference on the same day to register their marriage. Their oral remarks were as follows:   Mako: I would like to express my sympathy to the many people who are currently suffering from the continuing effects of the new coronavirus infection. I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to those who are helping those in difficulty and supporting our lives.   I am here today because I have something to share with you. I would like to talk about the feelings of gratitude I have had during my time as a member of the Imperial Family, the gratitude I have for those who have worried about and supported our marriage, the feelings we have had during the past events, and our thoughts on marriage.   Up until now, under your kind guidance, I have tried to fulfill my duties as a member of the Imperial Family as carefully as I could in my own way.   For the past thirty years, I have

    Mako Komuro and Kei Komuro held a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on the afternoon of the 26th, after their marriage registration was accepted and they officially became husband and wife.   Mako explained that her handling of Kei's mother's debt problems to her former fiancé and the acceleration of Kei's study abroad program were at her request at the briefing.   "Since the news about the engagement came out, Kei has never acted on his own. For example, the way we dealt with Kei's mother's former fiancé was carried out in the direction I requested. As for Kei's study abroad, I asked him to move up his future plans to study abroad and to establish a base overseas." said Mako.   This means that: -The fact that Mako, who was a member of the Imperial Family, took sides in an economic dispute between two private citizens is an abuse of the Imperial Family's privileges, and would have caused great fear in the former fiancée of