Japan’s Prince Akishino lambasts media for saying ‘terrible things’ about his daughter

The heir to the Chrysanthemum throne lashes out at criticism of Mako's marriage to a commoner

Prince Akishino, the first in line to the Japanese throne, has lambasted the country's media for their treatment of his eldest daughter, Mako, accusing them of saying terrible things" about her in the run-up to her marriage.

Mako married Kei Komuro, a non-royal whom she met at university, on 26 October, almost four years after their engagement was called off following revelations about a minor financial dispute involving his mother. But they made only a brief public appearance before moving to New York, where Komuro works for a law firm.