Princess Sayako speaks to reporters at a news conference following her wedding ceremony at a Tokyo h.....
Princess Sayako speaks to reporters at a news conference following her wedding ceremony at a Tokyo hotel November 15, 2005. Princess Sayako, 36, the only daughter of [Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, married urban planner Yoshiki 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.]