After her cousin Princess Mako, 26, gave up her royal title last year so she could marry her fiancé, Kei Komuro, in 2020, Japan's Princess Ayako chose to follow her heart and give up her title as well ...

Japan's Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony Monday at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine. Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national news walking slowly before guests at the shrine.

TOKYO -- Princess Mako, the granddaughter of Japan's emperor, will marry an ocean-loving legal assistant who can ski, play the violin and cook. Japanese nuptials tend to be highly ritualized, ...

Japanese Princess Kako will visit Brazil in June for the 130th anniversary of Japan-Brazil diplomatic relations. She will arrive in Sao Paulo and visit Brazil between June 5 and June 15. Crown ...

A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her commoner college sweetheart arrived in New York on Sunday, as the couple pursued happiness as newlyweds and left behind a nation that has ...

Japan’s conservative politicians are against changing the centuries-old tradition of a male heir for the throne.

TOKYO, Japan — Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations Tuesday and said their marriage — delayed three years and opposed by some — "was a necessary ...

TOKYO – Japanese Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, said Sunday she is getting married to a university classmate who won her heart with bright smiles and sincerity. Mako and fiance ...

Princess Mako and Kei Komuro's story has drawn attention to a looming succession crisis for the country's monarchy, which is said to be the world's oldest. This royal wedding will be an untypically ...

Japanese Princess Ayako and her new husband Kei Moriya give a press conference at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Reuters Love will prevail for Japanese Princess Ayako, even if that means relinquishing her ...

TOKYO -- Princess Mako, the granddaughter of Japan's emperor, will marry an ocean-loving legal assistant who can ski, play the violin and cook. Japanese nuptials tend to be highly ritualized, ...