Princess Mako on Oct. 12 visited the graves of her great grandparents, Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako, to inform them of her upcoming marriage to her college sweetheart later this month.

He is now a commoner and will henceforth be known as Marquis Kuni. The Marquis Kuni is a brother of Princess Nagako, who may one day be Empress of Japan, being at pres-ent the bride-elect of ...