Princess Sayako and Kuroda attend a news conference following their wedding ceremony at a Tokyo hotel...
Princess Sayako, the newlywed bride of Yoshiyuki Kuroda (L), closes her eyes as they bow to reporters at a news conference following their wedding ceremony at a Tokyo hotel November 15, 2005. Princess Sayako, 36, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, married urban planner Kuroda, 40, and bade farewell to her life as a privileged princess. The marriage means she will relinquish her title, swap the grandeur of the Imperial Palace for an ordinary apartment, and trade official duties for housework and the supermarket run. REUTERS/Issei Kato