One of Japan’s oldest imperial family members is dead at 101. According to CNN, Princess Yuriko, the wife of former Emperor Hirohito’s brother, had fallen into poor health in recent weeks. She died at a Tokyo Hospital, as confirmed by the Imperial Household Agency. No cause of death was officially released, but Japanese media claimed it was pneumonia.
Born in 1923, Yuriko married Prince Mikasa at age 18, the brother of Hirohito and the uncle of current Japanese Emperor Naruhito. The […]
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