Komuro passes N.Y. bar exam

Kei Komuro, the husband of Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, has passed the New York State bar exam he took in July. It was his third attempt.

According to sources, Komuro, 31, called a law rm in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, where he used to work and told his former boss on the a ernoon of Oct. 21, “ankfully, I’ve passed.” He had also taken the exam in July last year and February this year.

e New York State Board of Law Examiners has announced on its website that

6,350 of the 9,609 people who took the latest exam passed it, for an overall success rate of 66%. However, among those retaking the exam the success rate was just 23%. (Oct. 22)

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Mako Komuro, left, and Kei