The former Princess Mako was exposed to enormous pressure in the Japanese imperial family. Despite her departure for New York, criticism of the Krone is growing louder.
Tokyo – The diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder in the former Princess Mako (30) before her controversial marriage in October has once again made it clear what pressure women in the Japanese imperial family are exposed to. The criticism of the existing monarchy is getting louder. The case of the former princess is only the latest in a series of mental health problems at the palace. *
“It is as if there were no human rights (within the imperial family),” says clinical psychologist Sayoko Nobuta, 75, at Kyodo News. “The emperor is the symbol of Japan and the monarchy is a symbol of patriarchy, so discrimination against women is most pronounced in the imperial family,” she continued, adding that such an environment made it difficult for intelligent women to survive.
In a monstrous act, Princess Mako renounced her title and any imperial family membership * in order to marry her college friend Kei Komuro (30) *. She turned down the compensation she was entitled to in the amount of 1,100,000 euros. After applying for and receiving her passport in Tokyo, the couple turned their backs on the Imperial Palace to face their new life in New York *.
“For the former Princess Mako, escape was her main goal, and I think she chose Komuro as the man who could help her,” says the psychologist. Because life at court made her sick, even if she was in good company.
Her aunt, Empress Masako * (58) has long been struggling with a stress-related illness that is related to the pressure to father a male heir, while the former Empress Michiko * (87), the mother of the incumbent Emperor Naruhitos * (61), after her husband’s accession to the throne in 1989, she was unable to speak for months because she was abused by weekly magazines. Both women did not have royal status before marriage.
Under the Japanese Imperial House Law of 1947, women are not eligible to take the throne. * 24royal.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
