THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 14, 2021 at 13:52 JST
Mako Komuro and her husband are driven from their apartment in the capital’s Shibuya Ward shortly after 8 a.m. on Nov. 14 to catch a flight to New York. (Keita Yamaguchi)
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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