Japanese Imperial Family Today

    On the 26th, the day of the marriage of Kei Komuro to Mako, 30, the eldest daughter of the Akishino family, there was a protest demonstration against the marriage in Tokyo. According to "Bunshun Online," about 120 demonstrators gathered at Hibiya Park at 11 a.m. and marched 1.7 kilometers from Hibiya to Ginza for 40 minutes.   　 The demonstrators walked with various message cards such as "Stop the farce conference," "Don't allow the overflow of imperial privileges," "NO KOMURO, don't allow the use of the imperial family," and "The imperial family is our source." A man who said he was the organizer of the demonstration explained his aim, the article said.   The participants were mainly women in their 50s and 60s, but there was a wide range of ages and genders. A woman in her twenties from Yokohama, who came to the demonstration with her one-year-old child, said, "My image of the Imperial Family has changed a...

   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,...