Japan uses princess mako’s visit to strenGtHen ties witH bHutan
When, Princess Mako (25) of Both India and Japan share Japan, the first grandchild hostility and strategic doubts of the revered Japanese about China’s One-BeltEmperor Akihito (83) from One-Road initiative. So, the the world’s oldest monarchy, Japanese took maximum landed in Thimphu in India’s advantage of Princess backyard earlier this month Mako’s visit for strengthenfor a leisurely nine-day visit, ing their ties there. hardly anyone noticed her in The Japanese embassy this country. and the Japan Foundation in
India is a big player in New Delhi fully utilised PrinBhutan. The Chinese are cess Mako’s visit to jointly attempting to increase their organise the “Japan Week influence in this tiny stra2017 in Bhutan”, in Thimphu tegic Himalayan kingdom. and Paro. The ambassaMan Mohan can be contacted at rovingeditor@gmail.com dor of Japan to India and Bhutan, Kenji Hiramatsu, was there with full diplomatic strength. Bhutan’s King and Queen and other members of the royal family took Princess Mako around to observe the Indian Garden, Japanese Garden and Thai Garden, in that order, which were designed on the premises of the National Memorial Chorten.
The pretty Mako’s story is a real-life fairytale. In a few months, she would be a commoner and pay taxes. She is renouncing her royal title to marry a commoner. How weird does this word “commoner” sound in 2017, CNN has asked. The princess is planning to become engaged to 25-year-old ocean loving Kei Komuro, a paralegal and graduate student, who can ski, play the violin and cook. Both were students at the International Christian University in Tokyo. They first met at a restaurant party to talk about studying abroad. Japanese imperial law requires a princess to leave the imperial family upon marriage to a commoner. Princess Mako is not the first in her family to do so. In 2005, her aunt Sayako, Emperor Akihito’s only daughter, also renounced her title to marry a nonroyal.
Of the royal family’s 19 remaining members, there are 14 women. Six of the princesses are unmarried, and if they, too, marry commoners, it would shrink the