THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 14, 2021 at 13:52 JST
Mako Komuro and her husband Kei Komuro at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport before boarding a flight to New York on Nov. 14 (Tatsuya Shimada)
Former Princess Mako, now formally Mrs. Komuro, and her husband Kei Komuro left Japan for New York on Nov. 14 to make a fresh start away from the glare of public opinion, much of it negative following a financial family tussle that at times had seemed to threaten their years-long relationship. [Read More]
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