LU STOUT: Welcome back. Now, a Japanese princess is giving up her royal title for the man she loves. Now, news of the engagement is being greeted with enthusiasm. But as Will Ripley reports, it's also raising questions about royal tradition and gender roles.</s>WILL RIPLEY: Springtime in Tokyo, the cherry blossoms have fallen, but something else is blooming: royal love. Well, sort of. Princess Mako, first grandchild of Japan's Emperor Akihito, is getting engaged. This is the world's first look at her soon-to-be fiancee, Kei Komuro (ph). He's 25 just like the princess. They met at university and he works at a Tokyo law firm, a resume any mother or father of the bride would love, with one exception.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He is what they call a commoner.</s>RIPLEY: Komuro's (ph) only royal title was prince of the sea when he starred in a beach tourism campaign for the Japanese City of Fujisawa. People say he loves the ocean almost as much as he loves the princess. And she obviously loves him too, because once they get married, she gives up her royal status and becomes a commoner. Their non-royal royal romance rekindles an old debate in Japan: why can't women who marry commoners just keep their royal titles as the men do?
Japanese Princess Gives Up Royal Title to Marry Commoner