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1. • • Princess Sayako, the 36-year-old only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, married a 40-year-old civil servant, Yoshiki Kuroda, in a low-key ceremony and formally lost her royal status. It was the first time an emperor's daughter had married a commoner, and the wedding at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was austere by royal standards.
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   Why did Princess Sayako marry Mr Kuroda?

   • Marriage to Mr Kuroda, 40, means Princess Sayako loses her title and will have to adjust to a new lifestyle. The ceremony, which took place in Tokyo's plush Imperial Hotel, was an informal affair by royal standards. "The princess was so beautiful, she was just like a cherry blossom," said bystander Michiyo Tanimura.

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   Did Japan's Princess Sayako lose her royal status after marrying Yoshiki Kuroda?

   • Japan's Princess Sayako has lost her royal status after she married commoner Yoshiki Kuroda, in a ceremony in Tokyo. Thousands of well-wishers lined the streets between the royal palace and the city hotel where the half-hour marriage rite took place.

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   Why was Princess Nori called Sayako Kuroda?

   • The people were reminded that according to the Imperial Household Law 1947, by contracting a marriage with a commoner, Sayako, Princess Nori was required to relinquish her royal titles and any financial assistance from the government of Japan. From her marriage day, she would be called Sayako Kuroda.

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   Who is Princess Sayako's husband Yoshiki Kuroda?

   • But next year, Princess Sayako, the daughter of Emperor Akihito, will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a 39-year-old employee in the Tokyo government's city planning department. When news of the engagement was leaked recently, it brought cheers from Japanese who had watched her reply, on her birthday every April 18, that, no, she was not getting married yet.

   At 35, a Princess Decides the Time Is Right to Marry

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   What happened to Sayako Kuroda?

   • Following her marriage, Sayako resigned from her job as an ornithologist to focus on her new life. Sayako Kuroda has, since 2012, been involved in the Ise Shrine, which is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu, as the assistant of the Highest Priestess, who at the time was Atsuko Ikeda – one of Emperor Akihito’s sisters.

   Who is Sayako Kuroda, the former Princess Nori of Japan?

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   How did Princess Sayako get married?

   • Wearing a Western-style white dress and pearls, the princess sipped sake rice wine with her bureaucrat husband. Marriage to Mr Kuroda, 40, means Princess Sayako loses her title and will have to adjust to a new lifestyle. The ceremony, which took place in Tokyo's plush Imperial Hotel, was an informal affair by royal standards.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sayako_KurodaSayako Kuroda - Wikipedia

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   Upon her marriage, which took place at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo on 15 November 2005, Princess Nori left the Imperial Family, taking the surname of her husband; he became the first non-aristocratic commoner to marry an Imperial princess.

4. www.nippon.com › en › japan-topicsKuroda Sayako: The Emperor’s Sister as a Private Citizen

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   Jan 13, 2022 · Born a princess, Kuroda Sayako, the sister of Emperor Naruhito, has been a private citizen since she lost her imperial status upon marrying in 2005. She now serves as the chief priestess at...

5. news.bbc.co.uk › 2 › hiBBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Japanese princess weds commoner

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   Nov 15, 2005 · Japan's Princess Sayako has lost her royal status after she married commoner Yoshiki Kuroda, in a ceremony in Tokyo. Thousands of well-wishers lined the streets between the royal palace and the...

6. royalcentral.co.uk › asia › japanWho is Sayako Kuroda, the former Princess Nori of Japan?

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   Apr 18, 2018 · On December 2004, the Imperial Household Agency announced the engagement of Sayako, Princess Nori to Yoshiki Kuroda.

7. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2005-nov-14-fgOut of Royalty and Into Marriage - Los Angeles Times

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   Nov 14, 2005 · Princess Sayako, known officially by the single honorific Norinomiya, is getting married at last. On Tuesday, Norinomiya will become Mrs. Kuroda. In a ceremony modest by royal standards...

8. owlcation.com › humanities › Sayako-Kuroda-TheSayako Kuroda: The Former Princess Nori of Japan - Owlcation

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   Sep 16, 2023 · Sayako Loses Her Imperial Status and Gains a Husband. On 30th December 2004, the Imperial Household Agency (the palace press office) announced that Sayako, Princess Nori was engaged to urban architect Yoshiki Kuroda. He worked for and now heads the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

9. www.nytimes.com › 2004/12/06 › worldAt 35, a Princess Decides the Time Is Right to Marry

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   Dec 6, 2004 · But next year, Princess Sayako, the daughter of Emperor Akihito, will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a 39-year-old employee in the Tokyo government's city planning department.