KUHN: Others argue that the former princess's rejection of any public role offended some citizens. KEN RUOFF: I think, unfortunately, it says a lot about the stickiness of patriarchy in Japan that the national symbol is still limited to males. Portland State University historian Ken Ruoff says that doesn't look good, especially as the royal household has dwindled to just 17 members. Japan is one of the few remaining monarchies in the world where women can't inherit the throne. KUHN: "I felt fearful, pained and sad that incorrect information was taken as truth," she said, "and that these baseless stories spread." By law, women who marry commoners must leave the Japanese royal family. They then read prepared statements to the press, hitting back at their critics. The pair skipped a formal ceremony and just registered the marriage at a government office. Their wedding has been delayed by a controversy involving a financial dispute between Komuro's mother and her former fiancee. this fall after getting his law degree from Fordham University Law School. ![]() The groom, Kei Komuro, returned from the U.S. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul.ĪNTHONY KUHN, BYLINE: Princess Mako is the daughter of the crown prince. The wedding raises questions about the role of women in the world's oldest continuous monarchy. A Japanese princess married a nonroyal, regular guy today in a wedding delayed by controversy.
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