This shift occurred, in part, due to the departure of her elder sister, Mako (33), who married a commoner in October 2021, relinquishing all her titles and privileges. Princess Kako, the niece of ...

These include activities she took over from her older sister, Mako, who left the imperial family in October upon her marriage to commoner Kei Komuro. Kako’s aide says that she is happy that ...

Princess Mako marked her 30th birthday on Oct. 23, her last as a member of the imperial family. Once she weds her longtime college sweetheart, lawyer-in-training Kei Komuro, on Oct. 26, Mako will ...