

The couple will move together to New York to start a new life. She is the first imperial family member since World War II to not receive the payment and chose to do so because of the criticism over her marrying a man some consider unfit for the princess. Mako earlier declined the 140 million yen ($1.23 million) dowry to which she was entitled for leaving the imperial family, palace officials said. His hair was tied in a ponytail at the time and the look drew attention as a bold statement for someone marrying a princess in the tradition-bound imperial family and only added to the criticism. Komuro, 30, left for New York in 2018 to study law and only returned to Japan last month. Mako’s father asked Komuro to clarify, and he wrote a statement defending himself, but it is still unclear if the dispute has been fully resolved. The dispute involves whether money his mother received from her former fiancé was a loan or a gift. Mako is recovering from what palace doctors described earlier this month as a form of traumatic stress disorder that she developed after seeing negative media coverage about their marriage, especially attacks on Komuro. Instead, they provided written answers to questions submitted by the media beforehand, including those about his mother’s financial issues. The couple did not answer questions at the news conference as Mako had expressed fear and unease about responding to them in person. She bowed outside the residence to her parents, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, and her sister Kako, and then the sisters hugged each other. On Tuesday morning, Mako left the palace wearing a pale blue dress and holding a bouquet. She and Komuro, who were classmates at Tokyo’s International Christian University, announced in September 2017 that they intended to marry the following year, but a financial dispute involving his mother surfaced two months later and the wedding was suspended. Mako, who turned 30 three days before the marriage, is a niece of Emperor Naruhito. “I hope to have a warm family with Mako-san, and I will continue to do everything to support her,” he said. I live only once and I want to spend it with someone I love.” He said he hopes to be with Mako to share feelings and encourage each other at happy times and difficult times. For us, our marriage was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts,” Mako told a televised news conference, using an honorific in speaking of her husband. Their marriage is not celebrated by many people, the agency has said. There was no wedding banquet or other marriage rituals for the couple. The couple’s marriage document was submitted by a palace official Tuesday morning and made official, the Imperial Household Agency said. Most Japanese women must abandon their own family names upon marriage due to a law requiring only one surname per married couple. The marriage to Kei Komuro cost Mako her royal status and she has taken her husband’s surname - the first time she has had a family name. The judge also issued a protective order that requires Abulaban to stay away from his daughter, who is being cared for by family.TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a non-royal man without traditional wedding celebrations Tuesday and said their marriage - delayed three years and called unfit by some - “was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts.” Judge Kimberlee Lagotta ordered Abulaban jailed without bail. Abulaban then called his mother and confessed, Brast said.Īfter he picked up his daughter, he called police while driving and they arrested him 45 minutes later. Security camera video showed him running out of the elevator to the apartment.īrast said Abulaban shot Barron three times before shooting his wife in her head. Hours later, Abulaban was listening to the app when he heard his wife and a man talking and giggling, Brast said, and he raced back to the high-rise. He also installed the listening app on his daughter’s iPad.

Three days later, Brast said, Ali Abulaban sneaked back into the apartment and trashed it while his wife was gone. Brast said Ali Abulaban confessed to detectives and accused his wife of cheating, although the prosecutor said she believes Barron was a friend.Īccording to Brast, Ana Abulaban had asked her husband to move out Oct.
