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Kei Komuro, the boyfriend of Japanese Princess Mako, arrives at Narita airport after a flight from New York, in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan September 27, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Photo :Reuters

Factbox: Who are Japan's Princess Mako and her husband, Kei Komuro?

Following are some facts about Mako, who will now be known as Mako Komuro, gaining a surname for the first time in her life, and her new husband

FILE PHOTO: Princess Mako, the elder daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, and her fiancee Kei Komuro, a university friend of Princess Mako, smile during a press conference to announce their engagement at Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2017. REUTERS/Shizuo Kambayashi/Pool

Japan's Princess Mako defies odds to marry college sweetheart, gives up title

Princess Mako, the elder daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, and her fiancee Kei Komuro, a university friend of Princess Mako, smile during a press conference to announce their engagement at Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2017. Photo :Reuters

Japan princess overcomes money scandal, PTSD to marry college sweetheart

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Princess Mako arrives at the ceremony site where Emperor Naruhito will report the conduct of the enthronement ceremony at the Imperial Sanctuary inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji/File Photo

Overcoming criticism, Japanese princess set to marry on October 26

Japan's Princess Mako arrives at the ceremony site where Emperor Naruhito will report the conduct of the enthronement ceremony at the Imperial Sanctuary inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Photo :Reuters

Japan's Princess Mako to give up one-off payment in controversial marriage-media