Princess Mako's boyfriend returns to Japan from U.S. for marriage

Kei Komuro, the boyfriend of Princess Mako, returned to Japan on Monday for the first time in about three years from the United States, where he lives, to prepare for their marriage amid a controversy over a financial dispute involving his mother. Komuro, 29, is expected to hold a press conference together with the niece of Emperor Naruhito after roughly two weeks of coronavirus quarantine and the two plan to register their marriage in October before starting a new life in the United States, where Komuro is working at a law firm, sources familiar with the matter have said. Wearing a suit without a necktie and his long hair tied back in a ponytail, Komuro arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo at around 3:30 p.m. flanked by security guards amid huge media attention. Bowing to around 170 waiting members of the press, he proceeded through the airport in silence, subsequently leaving around 5 p.m. in a black van trailed by numerous security vehicles.