The controversial marriage of Japan's Princess Mako and her university sweetheart Kei Komuro highlights the struggle that members of the royal family have in balancing their public and private lives, in what some pundits have called a "warning sign" for maintaining a monarchy in a modern democracy.
Kenneth Ruoff, a professor of modern Japanese history at Portland State University, said, "Princess Mako's marriage is a warning sign," indicating that Japan's imperial system could face a crisis in the future.
Despite a dwindling number of imperial family members, Princess Mako's marriage pointed to the fact that other royal family members -- including male heirs to the throne -- could pursue a life based on their personal choice and leave the household in the future, according to Ruoff.
.@StateDept is wrong. These are neither illegal “settlements” nor illegal “outposts.” These people are seeking to live in the Jewish homeland. Don’t twist the facts and international law to avoid reality and history.
Mako is psychotic, so for the three years she couldn't see KK, all she could think about was KK. At the press conference, Mako's eyes were strange. Her eyes were closed. KK must have thought that he had cheated on the royal lady. "KK probably thought that he had tricked the royal girl and that she was his, but in fact, KK may have fallen for a psychotic girl named Mago.
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