Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-06-20 | Page 1 | Crown Prince of Japan to Wed Princess

CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN TO j WED PIICESS' Formal Betrothal Ceremony to Take Place Early in July TOKIO June 20 (By the Asso-Clated Asso-Clated Press Imperial proclamation has sanctioned the forthcoming mar-irl.ige mar-irl.ige of frown Price Ilirohlto, regent to the throne of Japan and the Princess Nagako I The proclamation says that "under the present arrangement." the formal bc-throthal ceremony will occur early In July The prince regent Is 21 years old. and was called to the duties of the crown after the prolonged Illness od his father. Emperor Yoshlhlto. Hlron-! Ito was proclaimed crown prince In l'Jlj and four years later was appointed appoint-ed a captain in the army and a lieutenant lieu-tenant In the hai v Princess Nagako eo;u H from the an- cit nt house Ot K unih -No-Myla. The j present representative of the family, j Prince Kunoshl Is a major general In ; the army and bears the grand order i of merit.