TOKYO—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 choice to live while cherishing our hearts.”
The marriage to Kei Komuro cost Mako her royal status. She received her husband’s surname—the first time she has had a family name. Most Japanese women must abandon their own family names upon marriage due to a law requiring only one surname per married couple.
