Tokyo — In what was called the most anticipated live TV appearance of the year, 30-year-old Princess Mako defended her controversial decision to marry a man some here branded unworthy of her status.

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 ...

The woman in the produce section of the Hell’s Kitchen grocery store is clad casually, to say the least, in T-shirt and sneakers, a shopping bag slung over her shoulder. Is it her? Or is she the one ...

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 ...

In 2021, Princess Mako of Japan made the radical choice to leave the imperial family to fully pursue her love with Kei Komuro. A modern story of sacrifice and emancipation that continues to fascinate ...

Mako’s escape from attention, having renounced her title and moved with Kei to New York in 2021, is the best contemporary proof that anonymity is a choice that requires its own kind of effort. In Mako ...