Japan's ex-princess Mako, new husband depart for life in U.S

Mako Komuro, former Japan's Princess Mako and the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, and her newly married husband Kei arrive before they board a flight bound for New York to start their new life in the U.S. at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan November 14, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ex-princess Mako, the emperor's niece, departed the country with her new husband on Sunday to start a new life in the United States.

Known as Mako Komuro after giving up her royal title https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/who-are-japans-princess-mako-her-husband-kei-komuro-2021-10-26 to marry https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/overcoming-scandal-ptsd-japans-princess-mako-finally-marries-college-sweetheart-2021-10-26 college sweetheart Kei Komuro last month, the former royal and her husband, both 30, walked past waiting journalists at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport before boarding an ANA flight for New York.