![]() The dispute involves whether money his mother received from her former fiancé was a loan or a gift. ![]() The marriage was postponed, and he left Japan for law studies in New York in 2018 only to return in September. But things soon turned sour as tabloids reported on a money scandal involving Komuro’s mother, prompting the press to turn on him. The 30-year-olds announced their engagement four years ago, a move initially cheered by the country. Japan is among a handful of modern monarchies that limits succession to men - Saudi Arabia, Oman and Morocco among them. ![]() As of Tuesday, there are just 17, and only three heirs to the throne among them: the emperor’s 85-year-old uncle, Prince Masahito his brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, 55 and his nephew and Princess Mako’s brother Hisahito, 15. There were 67 members of Japan’s royal family after World War II.
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