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Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kei Moriya leaves his home in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, en route to his wedding at Meiji Shrine with Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Princess Ayako (C), the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, bows to her mother Princess Hisako (R) in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, as she leaves for her wedding with commoner Kei Moriya at Meiji Shrine. (Pool photo)

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Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

Princess Ayako marries commoner Moriya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kei Moriya leaves his home in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2018, en route to his wedding at Meiji Shrine with Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, exchanges words with Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, after their wedding ceremony at the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (C), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge (R), the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, head for their wedding ceremony at the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, speak to reporters after their wedding ceremony at the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, waves as she heads for Izumo-taisha grand shrine by car in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014, for her wedding ceremony with Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of the shrine.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (front R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, walk toward the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014, for their wedding ceremony.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-taisha grand shrine, walk toward the shrine's "haiden" hall of worship in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014, for their wedding ceremony.

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Sumo wrestler marries

Sumo wrestler marries

TOKYO, Japan - Makuuchi-division sumo wrestler Kitataiki and his bride Kazumi pose for photos during their wedding at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 31, 2013.

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'Obedient Wives Club' in Malaysia

'Obedient Wives Club' in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A member (front L) of the ''Obedient Wives Club'' marries in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur in June 2011.

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Skiing: Moguls queen Uemura marries Alpine skier Minagawa

Skiing: Moguls queen Uemura marries Alpine skier Minagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Aiko Uemura (R), Japan's moguls queen and a medal hopeful at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and Alpine skier Kentaro Minagawa (L) pose for photographers near the Shinagawa Ward Office on June 11 after filing their marriage registration at the office.

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Comedian Matsumoto marries, expects baby this year

Comedian Matsumoto marries, expects baby this year

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto (in this file photo), 45, married Rin Ihara, 26, a former weather forecaster, and she is expected to have a baby by the end of this year, his office Yoshimoto Kogyo said May 17. He published ''Isho'' (Farewell Note), a collection of essays, in 1994 and it became one of the bestsellers of the year.

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Nguyen Duc marries

Nguyen Duc marries

HO CHI MIHN CITY, Vietnam - Nguyen Duc (L), 25, who had been a conjoined Vietnamese twin until he was separated from his brother in 1988, and his bride, Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen, 24, are celebrated after a marriage ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 16.

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Japanese life-term inmate in Philippines marries in prison

Japanese life-term inmate in Philippines marries in prison

MANILA, Philippines - Marissa, 25, a Filipino woman who married Hideshi Suzuki, a 49-year-old Japanese man serving a life sentence in the Philippines for drug trafficking, speaks how she got to know Suzuki in an interview with Kyodo News on April 26 outside a prison in Muntinlupa near Manila.

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Giants' Takahashi marries TV announcer

Giants' Takahashi marries TV announcer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi (L) poses with his wife Mai Onodera, a TV announcer, during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 30. He said they got married Jan. 29.

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

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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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

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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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko welcome their daughter Princess Sayako (foreground) at a wedding reception for her and Yoshiki Kuroda at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - A wedding reception for Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and Yoshiki Kuroda is held at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding there. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enter a hall at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 to attend a wedding reception for their daughter Princess Sayako and Yoshiki Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito chats with Empress Michiko during a wedding reception for their daughter Princess Sayako and Toshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda raise their glasses during their wedding reception at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R) and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda head for their wedding reception hall at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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LDP lawmaker Obuchi marries TBS man

LDP lawmaker Obuchi marries TBS man

MAEBASHI, Japan - House of Representatives member Yuko Obuchi, daughter of the late Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, smiles during a news conference in Maebashi on Dec. 10 after registering her marriage to Katsuaki Setoguchi, a former co-worker at Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc., at the Nakanojyo town office.

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Sumo wresler Wakanosato marries

Sumo wresler Wakanosato marries

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo sekiwake Wakanosato, 27, cuts the cake with his bride Aya Makihara, 28, at their wedding ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on April 24.

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15,000 dolls on display in 'Big Doll Festival'.

15,000 dolls on display in 'Big Doll Festival'.

KATSUURA, Japan - A girl sucks her thumb besides some 15,000 dolls put on display for the annual ''Big Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival)'' that began in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 22. The doll festival is celebrated across Japan on March 3. The practice of displaying dolls dates to early in the Edo era (1600-1868). Parents present their daughter with a set of hina dolls and the daughter takes them when she marries.

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Actress Tsuruta marries modern artist Nakayama

Actress Tsuruta marries modern artist Nakayama

TOKYO, Japan - Popular actress Mayu Tsuruta (file photo) and New York-based modern artist Daisuke Nakayama were married in a private ceremony on Dec. 10, show business sources said Dec. 12.

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Actress Asaka marries drummer

Actress Asaka marries drummer

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yui Asaka, 32, speaks with members of the media in Tokyo on July 23 on her marriage with pop music drummer Takahiro Nishikawa, 39. She said the couple registered their marriage on July 21 but had no plans for a wedding ceremony.

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Popular TV personality Anna Umemiya marries

Popular TV personality Anna Umemiya marries

TOKYO, Japan - Popular TV personality Anna Umemiya, 26, shows off her wedding ring at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 6. She announced that she married a 30-year-old company employee June 5 and is two months pregnant.

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Transgender soccer star Yokoyama marries girlfriend in U.S.

Transgender soccer star Yokoyama marries girlfriend in U.S.

U.S.-based Japanese soccer player Kumi Yokoyama, seen in this file photo taken in March 2019, revealed on Instagram on Nov. 23, 2021 that the Washington Spirit forward who has publicly come out as a transgender man married their girlfriend in the United States. Yokoyama prefers the "they" pronoun, according to the team.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako and her husband Kei Komuro meet the press at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26, 2021. They got married earlier in the day, and the princess became Mako Komuro under a family registry with her husband. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako and her husband Kei Komuro meet the press at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26, 2021. They got married earlier in the day, and the princess became Mako Komuro under a family registry with her husband. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako and her husband Kei Komuro meet the press at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26, 2021. They got married earlier in the day, and the princess became Mako Komuro under a family registry with her husband.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

A street TV in Tokyo shows the news of Japanese Princess Mako's marriage with commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

A street TV in Osaka shows the news of Japanese Princess Mako's marriage with commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

A street TV in Osaka shows the news of Japanese Princess Mako's marriage with commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

A street TV in Osaka shows the news of Japanese Princess Mako's marriage with commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako and her husband Kei Komuro leave a Tokyo hotel by car after meeting the press on Oct. 26, 2021. They got married earlier in the day, and the princess became Mako Komuro under a family registry with her husband.

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Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japanese Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako and her husband Kei Komuro (in back seat) leave a Tokyo hotel by car after meeting the press on Oct. 26, 2021. They got married earlier in the day, and the princess became Mako Komuro under a family registry with her husband.

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Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, and her husband Kei Komuro are pictured after meeting the press at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26, 2021. They got married earlier in the day, and she became Mako Komuro under a family registry with Komuro. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Combined photo shows former Japanese princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, and her husband Kei Komuro meeting with the press at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26, 2021, following their marriage earlier in the day. She became Mako Komuro on a family registry with him.

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Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, and her husband Kei Komuro front the press at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26, 2021, following their marriage earlier in the day. She became Mako Komuro under a family registry with Komuro. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, and her husband Kei Komuro front the press at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26, 2021, following their marriage earlier in the day. She became Mako Komuro under a family registry with Komuro.

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Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, and her husband Kei Komuro front the press at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26, 2021, following their marriage earlier in the day. She became Mako Komuro under a family registry with Komuro.

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Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Japan's Princess Mako marries Komuro

Former Japanese princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, and her husband Kei Komuro front the press at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26, 2021, following their marriage earlier in the day. She became Mako Komuro under a family registry with Komuro.

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Jordan prince 'under house arrest' amid security crackdown

Jordan prince 'under house arrest' amid security crackdown

Files- © Yussef Allan/Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM 49221-6. Amman-Jordan, 29/08/2003. Jordan's Crown Prince Hamzah Bin Al-Hussein marries Princess Noor Bent Aasem Bin Nayef, during a private ceremony at the Baraka Palace in Amman. Wedding should be held in a few months. King Abdallah II and Queen Rania pose with the Crown Prince and his bride. (Credit:Balkis Press/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Jordan prince 'under house arrest' amid security crackdown

Jordan prince 'under house arrest' amid security crackdown

Files- © Yussef Allan/Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM 49221-9. Amman-Jordan, 29/08/2003. Jordan's Crown Prince Hamzah Bin Al-Hussein marries Princess Noor Bent Aasem Bin Nayef, during a private ceremony at the Baraka Palace in Amman. Wedding should be held in a few months. The bride poses with the five sons of King Hussein : from left Prince Hashem, Prince Faysal, Prince Hamzah, King Abdallah II, Prince Ali. (Credit:Balkis Press/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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LDP lawmaker Obuchi marries TBS man

LDP lawmaker Obuchi marries TBS man

MAEBASHI, Japan - House of Representatives member Yuko Obuchi, daughter of the late Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, smiles during a news conference in Maebashi on Dec. 10 after registering her marriage to Katsuaki Setoguchi, a former co-worker at Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc., at the Nakanojyo town office. (Kyodo)

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Giants' Takahashi marries TV announcer

Giants' Takahashi marries TV announcer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi (L) poses with his wife Mai Onodera, a TV announcer, during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 30. He said they got married Jan. 29. (Kyodo)

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