Mariko's parents are strongly opposed to her marrying an American.
It's hard to tell Englishmen from Americans just by the way they look.
British English differs from American English in many ways.
In the United States, the major stock market indices at one point were down three percentage points on Monday, as investors rushed to safe havens, including gold and U.S. Treasury bonds.
A free-trade agreement between Europe and the United States is currently under negotiation.