According to Kyodo News Agency, Kei Komuro, the husband of Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Prince Fumihito Akishinomiya of Japan, passed the bar exam in the US state of New York. Komuro failed the bar exam twice in July 2021 and February this year, and took the third exam in July.
Walking on the streets of New York.
According to the law firm where Komuro worked when he was in Japan, Komuro contacted Yoshihiko Okuno, a lawyer who has always supported him a lot, on the afternoon of the 21st to inform him of the news of passing the exam and express his gratitude. Hearing this, the officials of the Japanese Imperial Household Agency also breathed a sigh of relief: "Great! Finally have a stable foundation for life, rest assured. ”
According to information released by the New York State Board of Judicial Examinations, 6,350 of the 9,609 candidates passed the exam, a pass rate of 66%.
Cozy couple walking the streets of Manhattan.
Komuro graduated from Fordham University School of Law in New York State in May 2021. In October of the same year, he married Mako and went to live in New York, USA. He worked as a "legal affairs specialist" at a local law firm while preparing for the exam, but failed to pass the exam in July last year and February this year. Because of visa problems and the high cost of living in New York, Japanese officials and people are worried about their future lives, and there are even rumors that if they still fail this exam, the two may have to return to Japan.
Mako shopping in a New York supermarket.
In late September, some media discovered that Mako appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, accompanied by staff on an inspection, and is suspected of officially starting as a curator. Mako graduated from International Christian University in Japan with a degree in Arts and Cultural Heritage. He studied art history at the University of Edinburgh in 2012 and received a master's degree in Art Museum and Gallery Studies from the University of Leicester in 2016.
On September 11, Mako's mother, Noriko, said on her 56th birthday that she hoped to one day walk in the garden with her daughter and take care of the wood-scented flowers in the garden. Mu Xianghua is the coat of arms of Princess Mako, and these words convey the mother's longing for her daughter living abroad.
Of course, what officials of the Imperial Household Agency are most worried about is not the "future of the Komuro couple", but the adverse impact that the couple's words and actions may have on the imperial family after returning home. Previously, because of the "debt turmoil" of Kei Komuro's mother Yoshiro, the Japanese people were extremely unoptimistic about this marriage, and Mako gave up the royal dowry for this reason and went to live with Komuro away from the vortex of public opinion.
Before the third exam, Komuro and Mako walked hand in hand on the streets of New York.
After passing the exam, Komuro will be able to work as a lawyer, and his income will increase significantly. It is said that the annual income of a legal assistant in New York is generally about 6 million yen, and the first year of work as a lawyer can reach about 20 million yen.
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