- Kei and
Mako Komuro boarded a flight Sunday to start their new life together in New York. - Some Japanese media outlets published information about Kei's family following their engagement.
On Sunday, former Japanese
The pair held a press conference to announce their wedding on October 26 after they submitted their
As Mako Komuro left her palace for the final time, she made a public statement mentioning harsh criticisms that began to pour in when the pair announced their engagement in 2017, $4 reported. The public's perception of the marriage is underpinned by Japanese views on family relations and women's status that are rooted in feudal practices, $4.
Although
Two months after their engagment announcement, Japanese tabloids reported a financial dispute involing Kei Komuro's mother and her ex-fiancé, which further fueled public disapproval of the marriage and resulted in its temporary postponement, $4.
"Incorrect information, for some reason, was treated as if it were unmistakable fact, and I felt frightened at the way these groundless tales spread," Mako Komuro said, $4. "I had feelings of pain and sadness."
Kei Komuro followed up his wife's statement, stating, "I love Mako-san. I only have one life to live, and I would like to live it together with the person I love."
The Imperial Household Agency, a Japanese government agency that oversees matters concerning the Imperial Family, has repeatedly stated that online slander and critical media coverage of the marriage led Mako Komuro to develop complex post-traumatic stress disorder, $4.