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Husband of ex-Japanese princess passes New York bar exam

TOKYO: The man who married a former Japanese princess has passed the New York bar exam, defying detractors back home who had criticized their romance.

Kei Komuro's name is on the list of those who passed the July New York state bar exam, which was posted on The New York State Board of Law Examiners website on Friday.

Japan's Princess Mako (right) and her then-fiancé Kei Komuro look at each other during a news conference at the Akasaka East Residence in the capital Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2017. AP FILE PHOTO