THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 30, 2020 at 17:50 JST
Crown Prince Fumihito speaks at a news conference held on Nov. 20 at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo prior to his 55th birthday on Nov. 30. (Pool)
Crown Prince Fumihito said he has given his blessing to his daughter Princess Mako’s plan to marry her college sweetheart, Kei Komuro, which was first announced three years ago but postponed after the Komuro family's financial difficulties surfaced. [Read More]
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