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Japan Times
11-05-2025
- Health
- Japan Times
Emperor emeritus diagnosed with silent myocardial ischemia
Emperor Emeritus Akihito has been diagnosed with silent myocardial ischemia, an asymptomatic condition where blood flow from the coronary arteries to the heart muscle is reduced due to excessive exercise, the Imperial Household Agency said Saturday. The 91-year-old former emperor returned to the Sento Imperial Residence in Tokyo on Saturday after five days of hospitalization at the University of Tokyo Hospital, where he underwent examinations including an electrocardiogram, X-rays, an echocardiogram and a coronary CT scan. He will receive new drug treatment while avoiding excessive exercise. Doctors will need to observe his condition with extra caution. He is expected to continue his research on goby fish. In 2012, then-Emperor Akihito underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. In 2022, he was diagnosed with right-sided heart failure. The latest examination revealed that his arteriosclerosis was progressing and his blood flow was deteriorating. Empress Emerita Michiko, 90, visited the emperor emeritus every day since he was hospitalized on Tuesday. The couple expressed gratitude to hospital staff, according to the agency.
Japan Today
10-05-2025
- Health
- Japan Today
Former emperor discharged from hospital after heart checkup
Former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko leave University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo in a car on May 10, 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo Emperor Emeritus Akihito was discharged from a Tokyo hospital on Saturday after undergoing medical tests for a heart condition. The 91-year-old was diagnosed with myocardial ischemia -- reduced blood flow to the heart muscle -- though he showed no symptoms, the Imperial Household Agency said after the tests at the University of Tokyo Hospital. It said he will require careful follow-up care. He was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday after an earlier checkup detected signs of the heart condition. In 2022, he received treatment for heart failure. He stepped down from the Chrysanthemum Throne in April 2019, becoming the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in around 200 years. © KYODO
Japan Times
10-05-2025
- Health
- Japan Times
Emperor emeritus leaves hospital after heart exam
Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday after being examined for suspected myocardial ischemia. Accompanied by Empress Emerita Michiko, 90, the former emperor left the hospital around 11:30 a.m. and returned to the Sento Imperial Residence. This was his first hospitalization since February 2012, when he underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. In a routine checkup last month, the emperor emeritus was suspected of having myocardial ischemia, or a lack of blood flow to the heart. Following a re-examination, he was diagnosed with a high possibility of the condition Sunday and had undergone a cardiac examination since Tuesday.
The Mainichi
07-05-2025
- The Mainichi
Japan imperial couple, Princess Aiko to visit Okinawa WWII sites
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Okinawa next month to pay their respects to the war dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, with their only daughter Princess Aiko set to accompany them on her first trip to the prefecture, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday. After arriving in Okinawa from Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 4, the imperial family will lay flowers at the national cemetery for the war dead in Itoman and visit the "Cornerstone of Peace" cenotaph, according to the agency. They also plan to speak with survivors at the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum. The following day, they will lay flowers at a memorial in Naha for the Tsushima Maru incident, in which about 1,500 people, including hundreds of schoolchildren, were killed in the August 1944 sinking of a Japanese ship in a U.S. submarine torpedo attack. They will then visit the memorial museum nearby and meet with survivors and bereaved families. While then-Emperor Akihito and then-Empress Michiko visited the memorial in 2014, it marks the first visit by the current emperor and his wife. Okinawa fell into U.S. hands in the closing months of World War II in 1945 through the Battle of Okinawa, which began in March of that year with the landing of U.S. troops on the Kerama Islands near the main island of Okinawa. Around 200,000 people -- both Japanese and American -- lost their lives in the ensuing ground battle. Last month, the emperor and empress visited Iwoto Island, formerly known as Iwojima, the site of a fierce battle in the Pacific between Japan and the United States, to mourn the war dead. The couple is also scheduled to visit the atomic-bombed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the coming months as they follow in the footsteps of the trips made by then-Emperor Akihito and then-Empress Michiko to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
Kyodo News
07-05-2025
- Kyodo News
Japan imperial couple, Princess Aiko to visit Okinawa WWII sites
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 18:26 | All, Japan Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Okinawa next month to pay their respects to the war dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, with their only daughter Princess Aiko set to accompany them on her first trip to the prefecture, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday. After arriving in Okinawa from Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 4, the imperial family will lay flowers at the national cemetery for the war dead in Itoman and visit the "Cornerstone of Peace" cenotaph, according to the agency. They also plan to speak with survivors at the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum. The following day, they will lay flowers at a memorial in Naha for the Tsushima Maru incident, in which about 1,500 people, including hundreds of schoolchildren, were killed in the August 1944 sinking of a Japanese ship in a U.S. submarine torpedo attack. They will then visit the memorial museum nearby and meet with survivors and bereaved families. While then-Emperor Akihito and then-Empress Michiko visited the memorial in 2014, it marks the first visit by the current emperor and his wife. Okinawa fell into U.S. hands in the closing months of World War II in 1945 through the Battle of Okinawa, which began in March of that year with the landing of U.S. troops on the Kerama Islands near the main island of Okinawa. Around 200,000 people -- both Japanese and American -- lost their lives in the ensuing ground battle. Last month, the emperor and empress visited Iwoto Island, formerly known as Iwojima, the site of a fierce battle in the Pacific between Japan and the United States, to mourn the war dead. The couple is also scheduled to visit the atomic-bombed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the coming months as they follow in the footsteps of the trips made by then-Emperor Akihito and then-Empress Michiko to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Related coverage: Japan imperial family YouTube channel awarded for 100,000 subscribers Japan's emperor conveys condolences over death of Pope Francis Japan's Prince Hisahito, 2nd in line to throne, enters university
