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I think Princess Kiko/IHA is showing her/its Japaneseness. Whether royal or commoner, one must show one is willing to do more than one can do. :ermm::sad:

Is she volunteering at a museum?

10th International Abilympics... I've never heard of this. Guess that's because I don't watch TV or read the paper. The competitors being called athletes is kind of interesting.

:lucky::heart1::lucky:I wonder whether Mako will celebrate by cooking osekihan :lucky::heart1::lucky:

Does anyone know whether pre-Covid, they would've traveled by train? Or was that for special occasions only?

ETA: Japanese emperor plans to attend Queen Elizabeth's state funeral - Kyodo News Hoping Empress Masako does accompany her husband.

I just found out. I can't believe it. I mean, I did know that she was ill, but I hoped she would recover.

Did I miss something? I thought Kei is on a work visa and Mako is on a spouse visa; did they apply for immigrant visas?

I really truly thought that this would drag on for years. This is a great way to leave Japan. No lingering debts to take care of. Wooooooo!

Just my perspective on people who rely on "luck" (marrying on "good" days according to the Buddhist calendar) aren't really Buddhists, I mean they just are into luck or fortune-telling and the like. I've met a few Japanese who laugh about that and say they or their parents married on 仏滅...

Does that mean they will be dressed in black and visiting the temple(s) to pray every day? And/or refraining from their royal duties? I'm glad Mako visited her grandfather. She might've told him, "Grandpa, I'm finally getting married!" I hope that brought him some joy that after years of...

Was that from perhaps a pap using a Canon 5200mm f/14 Tele-Monster to snoop on Mako as she packed up her things? :lol: Or, heaven forbid, a maid who was assisting Mako? :eek:

Just creating drama where there is none... I bet if Mako and Kei have 5 children, all boys, there will be bending of the rules or some other shenanigans behind the scenes to have the Komuros part of the Imperial Family :biggrin: Wishing Mako and Kei a quiet life.

Wonder what prompted that... Perhaps she was in a band or drama club? I can imagine the IHA having fits. ("Princess Mako, this will not do. The public loves you so much that they are creating art in your likeness. Your Highness shouldn't be revered like this!" :ermm: Okay, all right, so they...

Kinda sorta like what the Obama girls went through... When your parents are in the public eye, their children are also fair game. With politics, though, once the politician is out, the focus moves on to the winner. (Unless you're from a political dynasty, e.g., Kennedy, Bush, Rockefeller...) I...