Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Former Princess of Japan, Mako Komuro, lands her first job as a museum volunteer after leaving the crown for love

Mako Komuro, Japan’s former princess, will now work at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York as a part-time employee. Mako Komuro renounced her royal status after she wedded a commoner Kei Komuro last year. The former princess married her love at a Tokyo registry office in October last year. Now Ms Komuro, Mako, is … Read more

Japan faces royal dilemma

Japan

TOKYO – Japan’s imperial family is facing extinction due to a shortage of eligible emperors, but some experts say the ideas floated in a government inquiry for boosting the dwindling number of royals are out of touch. With women barred from the throne under male-only succession rules, the place of Emperor Naruhito, 61, will one … Read more