Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (L) and Sayako Kuroda leave Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding ceremony and reception there. Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko relinquished her royal title with her marriage to Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official. (Pool photo)

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