Kurusu did not have any other son, although an American newspaper erroneously reported "his son, Captain Makoto "Norman" Kurusu, was killed in a dogfight over Chiba."
Kurusu tidak memiliki putra lainnya, meskipun sebuah surat kabar Amerika melaporkan "putranya, Kapten Makoto "Norman" Kurusu, tewas dalam sebuah pertempuran di Chiba."