Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, married her commoner college sweetheart on Tuesday and left the royal family after a years-long engagement beset by scrutiny. Flora Bradley-Watson reports.

Japan's continuous hereditary monarchy is believed to be the world's oldest. Princess Mako, niece to Japan's enthroned emperor, Naruhito, is planning to leave the imperial family, moving out of her ...

Mako gave up her royal title to wed Komuro, and the couple now live together in New York City Japan's former Princess Mako gave birth to her first child, whom she shares with husband Kei Komuro, Japan ...

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Japan's Princess Mako waves from inside a car as she leaves her home for her marriage in Akasaka Estate (Kyodo/via Reuters) Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, married her college sweetheart ...

The Japan Imperial Family continues to shrink; as of October 2025, it only has 16 members, as women in the family lose their royal status should they marry a commoner. There are currently eight living ...

Japanese Princess Mako has married a commoner and lost her royal status in a union that has split public opinion and was delayed more than three years by a financial dispute involving her new ...