Yasuyuki Kitano and Harumi Sakamoto, both in their 40s, invited hundreds of guests, including Japanese celebrities, to a wedding reception in 2003, saying that Kitano was a member of a defunct branch of the imperial family.

• 周一，一对日本夫妇的皇族童话在监狱里终结，这对夫妻用精心炮制的皇室后裔婚礼来欺骗宾客，最终落得身陷囹圄的下场。