Wedding bells for Princess Mako of Japan and Kei Komuro

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a royal family member, Princess Mako was receiving $27K/ year from the birth to 19 years old, then $80K/year from 20 years old until her marriage. So even though she turned down $1.4 million dowry, she should have the saving close to the same amount from all those years payments.

They will need a helping hand from wealthy people in Japan and abroad and I hope they will get it. They are going to live in Manhattan. How much will her saving and Mr. Komuro’s salary as a law clerk (now that he failed his first try at NY bar exam) sustain their ideal lifestyle?

After all, they are both immigrants here in the US and I think that’s one of the major differences from Meghan and Harry. Meghan came back to her own country, and she had her own career here before marrying Harry.

On the other hand, Mr. Komuro has work experience for just a few years in Japan and mostly he was a student up until now. Many Japanese must be feeling frustrated under Covid economy and they will not be happy if somehow Princess Mako’s father ended up helping the couple through taxpayer’s money.

Mako and Komuro should not receive any taxpayer money and become successful on their own, just to really show it to Japan. I have every confidence that they'll be able to do it. No doubt it'll still result in a great gnashing of many teeth, as was the case with Meghan and Harry. What an exquisite mirror to each other, and that their exits both happened at approximately the same time, half a world away; I'm sure there will be a documentary or show or movie someday that touches on both couples' experiences.

The Japanese couple are at a significant disadvantage though. They are both foreigners to this country and dependent on I believe HB-1 visas. Kei is under immense pressure to retake the bar and use his educational background. Neither had the $30-$35 million starter base the Sussexs had. And Harry has a decade of skills and charisma from representing the royal family on numerous international delegations which he has managed to segue into hugely lucrative contracts. Mako, as a woman, was held back from doing anything similar to Harry and it doesn’t seem very East Asian anyway to be so - self-promotional.

I think they can have a nice quiet UMC life but it’ll be more like a poor royal in exile (the Thai kings sons comes to mind) than one of anything Mako was used to growing up or could expect if she married someone else. Even just the fact that she’s a female royal puts her at a disadvantage both inside and outside the family.

[Anonymous]

Mako made it! We've now got an East Coast Princess and a West Coast Prince.

[Anonymous]

I wasn't impressed with how Crown Prince Fumihito (Mako's father) handled the wedding by skipping it. But he seems to be making up for it by directly addressing the Japanese public and defending her as well as calling out online hate. Which is more than I can say that the Prince of Wales did for his own son.

'As for articles on the internet, there are also lots of comments... and some of them say really terrible things,' Akishino added.

Referring to recent cases of suicide by Japanese celebrities after campaigns of criticism on social media, he said: 'There are people who have been deeply hurt by such slanders on the internet and there are people who lost their lives as a result of that.

'Slanders, words that hurt people deeply, should not be tolerated wherever they are: on the internet or in magazines.'

[Anonymous]

Oh no, looks like Kei Komuro failed the bar again. Was rooting for him and them generally! How long can you be employed by a firm without passing the bar before they let you go?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10722971/Princess-Makos-commoner-husband-Kei-Komuro-fails-bar-exam-second-time.html

[Anonymous]

Oh no that’s too bad

[Anonymous]

I don’t know how long they’ll keep him but it’s a major problem because he needs to be on a sponsored work visa. A lawyer who can’t pass the bar is unhireable and as a non-citizen Mako had to take on unpaid work because her spouse doesn’t have sponsorship rights. Must be an extremely stressful time for the two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh no that’s too bad

Jfk jr failed two times. When Hillary Clinton failed the first time. The NY bar is pretty tough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh no that’s too bad

Jfk jr failed two times.

Caroline passed the first time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, looks like Kei Komuro failed the bar again. Was rooting for him and them generally! How long can you be employed by a firm without passing the bar before they let you go?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10722971/Princess-Makos-commoner-husband-Kei-Komuro-fails-bar-exam-second-time.html

Kei's mom told him to throw the exam to force the royal family's hand to help the couple

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh no that’s too bad

Jfk jr failed two times. When Hillary Clinton failed the first time. The NY bar is pretty tough.

It can’t be easy to pass as a foreigner whose second language is English as well. But I mean - Mako could have waited a few weeks to get the results and marry him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, looks like Kei Komuro failed the bar again. Was rooting for him and them generally! How long can you be employed by a firm without passing the bar before they let you go?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10722971/Princess-Makos-commoner-husband-Kei-Komuro-fails-bar-exam-second-time.html

Kei's mom told him to throw the exam to force the royal family's hand to help the couple

The Japanese palace hates him. No self-respecting man would do that. He can’t provide for his wife as it is - let alone to the standard of reverence of the imperial family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, looks like Kei Komuro failed the bar again. Was rooting for him and them generally! How long can you be employed by a firm without passing the bar before they let you go?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10722971/Princess-Makos-commoner-husband-Kei-Komuro-fails-bar-exam-second-time.html

Now I understand why he is loathed in Japan!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, looks like Kei Komuro failed the bar again. Was rooting for him and them generally! How long can you be employed by a firm without passing the bar before they let you go?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10722971/Princess-Makos-commoner-husband-Kei-Komuro-fails-bar-exam-second-time.html

Kei's mom told him to throw the exam to force the royal family's hand to help the couple

The Japanese palace hates him. No self-respecting man would do that. He can’t provide for his wife as it is - let alone to the standard of reverence of the imperial family.

Please, stop with the evil rumors. The Palace does NOT hate him, not at all. But he is making them lose face, and it's a national embarrassment that he did not succeed. The Japanese care deeply about those things. Thank goodness all this is happening in foreign parts, because it makes it less awkward. People will say: "Oh, he didn't know American ways, etc" to save face.

I really hope this charming couple can be happy and reasonably independent. It's very tough for a Princess raised like she was to start a whole new life, and it's always hard to know who to marry, who to trust, which friends are real friends, etc. I'm not sure this young man is up for it, and my greatest fear is that he won't take good care of her. It's the fear of every Japanese. But we all wish them well.

- Japanese

[Anonymous]

This thread has a lot of ridiculous judgments and speculations. People don’t really understand Japanese culture.

Hugging in public is rare in traditional Asian cultures, so are emotional expressions of love from parents: doesn’t mean there is no love or support there.

The Shinto shrines in Japan are part of the conservative right political establishment. Lots of political forces there trying to preserve the purity of the imperial family. Her parents may not have been able to get her to do the ceremony inside if she is leaving.

As for the rest, again — politics. Very strong behind the scene forces. When you’re in these families, no individual decides things according to their feelings. That’s the whole point. The fact that her family is acknowledging her at all is a sign of their support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, looks like Kei Komuro failed the bar again. Was rooting for him and them generally! How long can you be employed by a firm without passing the bar before they let you go?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10722971/Princess-Makos-commoner-husband-Kei-Komuro-fails-bar-exam-second-time.html

Now I understand why he is loathed in Japan!

Because he failed a test? I hope you don’t have kids because you sound scary.