{"id":320254,"date":"2017-05-18T08:20:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T08:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=320254"},"modified":"2017-05-18T08:20:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T08:20:19","slug":"japan-monarchy-princess-to-lose-royal-status-by-marrying-commoner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/japan-monarchy-princess-to-lose-royal-status-by-marrying-commoner\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan monarchy: Princess to lose royal status by marrying commoner"},"content":{"rendered":"
A member of Japan’s royal family, Princess Mako, is to surrender her royal status by marrying a commoner.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito will become engaged to law firm worker Kei Komuro, also 25, whom she met while studying together.<\/p>\n
Japan’s imperial law requires a princess to leave the royal family after marrying a commoner.<\/p>\n
The move is expected to reignite debate on royal succession, with the emperor also possibly abdicating soon.<\/p>\n
Princess Mako and Kei Komuro met in 2012 at a restaurant, when they were both studying at the International Christian University in Tokyo.<\/p>\n