Japan is getting excited about the pending wedding of Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito.
The forthcoming nuptials were formally announced by Japan’s Imperial Household Agency on Sunday, reported NHK.
Princess Mako appeared with her long-time college friend, Kei Komuro, in a press conference on Sept. 3 to share these words with the Japanese people, “Today, I have received permission from the Emperor. I am very happy that we are getting engaged.”
Princess Mako, the elder daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, speaks to media with her fiancee Kei Komuro, a university friend, during a press conference to announce their engagement at Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo, Japan on Sept. 3, 2017. Reuters/Shizuo Kambayashi/Pool
