Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (standing) makes a speech during a wedding reception for Priness Sayako and Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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