Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story is so bizarre. This princess is nowhere in contention for the throne. She will no longer by a royal after the wedding or receive any public monies. Why would anyone care about who she marries, to the extent of street protests?

From what I know -

A) They consider all the royal children as symbolic and religious representatives of Japan. Because the imperial family are descended from a goddess.

B) Marrying beneath herself is considered polluting the heritage of the imperial family. The European royals have been doing so for a long time, not so the Japanese. It’s a new thing.

C) There’s a rumor that the IHA don’t want any of the young imperial women to marry at all. There’s only three left who are not married (if you marry you’re out of the family) and if they all wed - no one is left to help the 15-year-old future emperor with his duties.

Didn’t the previous emperor marry a commoner as empress? What about that? It’s ok for the men but not the women? A deeply sexist society.

Umm the Americans are the ones who created these rules when they occupied Japan... so I guess we know which society is "sexist."

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story is so bizarre. This princess is nowhere in contention for the throne. She will no longer by a royal after the wedding or receive any public monies. Why would anyone care about who she marries, to the extent of street protests?

From what I know -

A) They consider all the royal children as symbolic and religious representatives of Japan. Because the imperial family are descended from a goddess.

B) Marrying beneath herself is considered polluting the heritage of the imperial family. The European royals have been doing so for a long time, not so the Japanese. It’s a new thing.

C) There’s a rumor that the IHA don’t want any of the young imperial women to marry at all. There’s only three left who are not married (if you marry you’re out of the family) and if they all wed - no one is left to help the 15-year-old future emperor with his duties.

Didn’t the previous emperor marry a commoner as empress? What about that? It’s ok for the men but not the women? A deeply sexist society.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story is so bizarre. This princess is nowhere in contention for the throne. She will no longer by a royal after the wedding or receive any public monies. Why would anyone care about who she marries, to the extent of street protests?

From what I know -

A) They consider all the royal children as symbolic and religious representatives of Japan. Because the imperial family are descended from a goddess.

B) Marrying beneath herself is considered polluting the heritage of the imperial family. The European royals have been doing so for a long time, not so the Japanese. It’s a new thing.

C) There’s a rumor that the IHA don’t want any of the young imperial women to marry at all. There’s only three left who are not married (if you marry you’re out of the family) and if they all wed - no one is left to help the 15-year-old future emperor with his duties.

Never heard of C.
A and B definitely yes.

Anonymous wrote:This story is so bizarre. This princess is nowhere in contention for the throne. She will no longer by a royal after the wedding or receive any public monies. Why would anyone care about who she marries, to the extent of street protests?

From what I know -

A) They consider all the royal children as symbolic and religious representatives of Japan. Because the imperial family are descended from a goddess.

B) Marrying beneath herself is considered polluting the heritage of the imperial family. The European royals have been doing so for a long time, not so the Japanese. It’s a new thing.

C) There’s a rumor that the IHA don’t want any of the young imperial women to marry at all. There’s only three left who are not married (if you marry you’re out of the family) and if they all wed - no one is left to help the 15-year-old future emperor with his duties.

This story is so bizarre. This princess is nowhere in contention for the throne. She will no longer by a royal after the wedding or receive any public monies. Why would anyone care about who she marries, to the extent of street protests?

Japan is being absolutely disgusting about this. They don’t own her.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He could have used a different name - that’s all I’ve got.

Why, what's wrong with his name?

I read the PP’s comment as suggesting the possibility that he might have used an alias or different name — just to avoid this type of scrutiny and publicly.

If he didn't pass the first time, he'll take it again. Plenty of lawyers don't pass the first time, it's fine.

He may have used a different name. He's not notorious in the US but he apparently is in Japan.

Anonymous wrote:He could have used a different name - that’s all I’ve got.

Why, what's wrong with his name?

He could have used a different name - that’s all I’ve got.

Anonymous wrote:Kei Komuro’s name not on NY bar exam pass list.
He has to try again in February right?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211030_06/amp.html

Japan is just not letting up. I’m really surprised he didn’t pass.

Komuro Kei, who recently married Japan's former Princess Mako, has not appeared on the list of candidates to have passed the New York State bar exam.

The New York State Board of Law Examiners posted the names of those who passed the July exam on its website on Friday.

The Board said it examined about 9,200 candidates, and nearly 5,800 succeeded. The overall pass rate was 63 percent.

Komuro has been working as a law clerk at a New York firm since September, after graduating from Fordham University law school in the state.

Komuro and the former princess registered their marriage on Tuesday, before they embark on a new life in the United States. Komuro is currently in Tokyo while his wife obtains a passport and visa.

Kei Komuro’s name not on NY bar exam pass list.
He has to try again in February right?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211030_06/amp.html

Maybe she and the Harry formerly known as Prince can start a support group. I love this. I love that in the last few years people are really trying to take control of their lives, and put people being terrible on blast, etc.

Anonymous wrote:The former finance of Kei's mother sounds like a jerk. Who is this guy?

I can't find his name anywhere. Apparently he loaned the money between 2010 and 2012.

I think some of the criticisms of her family are over the top. Kei met with her with her family for over 3 and a half hours a week ago. Yes, the meeting was in private. I think that's fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ne_ulnWWeI

Her father spoke in favor of her marriage publicly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqAsZ197L98

I think the normal engagement rights were a bridge too far because they involve both families and it seems as if he wants to avoid Kei's mom.

The toughest part is the next few months. Because she is now a commoner, she can not stay overnight in her parent's home. She has moved into her own apartment. I think Kei will join her there. The Japanese are making noises about not giving them any security protections there. (I think she's more likely to be attacked there than in New York.) She has to apply for a passport in her new name and the Japanese government can stall this. Despite how absolutely vile much of Japan has been to them there is a movement to stop her from moving abroad!

She also needs a US visa; I expect this will be provided very quickly.

As a princess, Mako got a monthly grant. She also had a job--which is unusual. I suspect she has been squirreling away every penny she can for the last 3 years.

Fordham Law posted when he started studies there. There were comments from Japanese posters denouncing Fordham for accepting him. Several said he was not the Princess' fiance and the school obviously did not check with the Japanese Foreign Service before posting his false claim that he was. Others said he was not academically qualified to study at any law school and had forged his qualifications. Another said that Fordham should be aware that it had ruined its reputation in Japan and no decent Japanese citizen would ever enroll in it again.

I feel sorriest for the daughter of the emperor. There is nobody noble for her to marry either.