Kako, who was modest as a child… but has become an adult woman “into the last year of her 20s,” a collection of images overflowing with charm
December 29th is Kako's 29th birthday, and she has been a reclusive younger sister who adores her older sister, Mako, until she grows up to become a beautiful PRINCESS PRINCESS...
For Kako, the second daughter of the Akishino family, the year 2012 will mark the last year of her twenties, and around the time of her twentieth birthday, the impression of the PRINCESS PRINCESS changed, according to Shinji Yamashita, a commentator on the Imperial Household.
In her childhood, Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako had a reserved impression, as if she was hiding behind her active older sister. But at the press conference in 2002, she looked the reporters in the eye and spoke in her own words. I remember feeling that she had grown in stature.
In his 20s, the marriage of his older sister, Mako Komuro (32), was a turning point in his life. In a letter released upon her graduation from International Christian University in March 2007, she wrote, “In marriage, the feelings of the person concerned are important,” and “I hope that my sister’s wishes as an individual will be fulfilled,” expressing her feelings toward her sister, whose marriage to Kei Komuro was delayed for various reasons at the time.
She also expressed her feelings for her sister, whose marriage to Kei Komuro had been delayed for various reasons at the time. It was a step forward for a member of the royal family, and it drew some criticism, but I think that some people felt that it was ‘very characteristic’ of Kako to express her frank feelings to the public and the media.
In 2011, there were many occasions when Kako expressed her own opinions, such as when she lived alone in the former Gokagusho (the temporary residence of Prince Akishino during the renovation of the Akishino Palace) and gave a speech in which she stated that she was aiming for gender equality.
I hear that Kako herself intends not to marry until 2013, when her younger brother Eugene, 17, is scheduled to enter university. She will probably continue to perform her official duties for some time to come.
As an outspoken member of the royal family, Princess Kako will continue to hold fast to her beliefs in her last year of her twenties and set a course for her thirties.
From the January 5 and 12, 2024 issues of FRIDAY
PHOTO： Courtesy of the Imperial Household Agency Courtesy of the Japan Magazine Publishers Association Shinji Hamazaki Kei Kato Takeshi Kinugawa
