日本真子公主正式宣佈與平民未婚夫訂婚

Japan's Princess Mako has formally announced her engagement to a commoner after receiving the emperor's approval.

在收到天皇准許後，日本真子公主於日前正式宣佈她和一位平民訂了婚。

This announcement kicks off a lengthy marriage process, and it also means the princess will lose her royal status.

這一聲明開啓了一段漫長的婚姻程序，同時也意味着這位公主會失去自己的皇室身份。

Under a controversial Japanese law female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a commoner, whereas male members do not.

在飽受爭議的日本法律下，女性皇室家族成員與平民結婚就會喪失身份，而男性成員則不會。

"I was aware since my childhood that I'll leave a royal status once I marry," Princess Mako said. "While I worked to help the emperor and fulfil duties as a royal family member as much as I can, I've been cherishing my own life."

真子公主對此表示：“從小時候起我就知道，一旦結婚，我就會喪失皇室身份。但是作爲一名皇室家族成員，我盡我所能的幫助天皇完成職責。我一直珍愛我的生活。”

Her fiancé, Kei Komuro, is a 25-year-old law firm employee. The couple met five years ago while studying at the same university.

她的未婚夫小室圭是一名25歲的律所職員。這對夫婦是於五年前在同一所大學唸書時相遇的。

Princess Mako, 25, is the eldest child of Prince Fumihito, whose official title is Prince Akishino. She is pursuing a doctorate and works as a museum researcher.

25歲的真子是文仁親王（官方頭銜是秋筱宮親王）的長女。她正在攻讀博士，是一名博物館研究員。