The Imperial Household has announced that Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan has been in poor health since September.
According to the statement, she has been vomiting multiple times a day and has been losing weight. They say that stress is most likely a factor.
The former Empress of Japan underwent breast cancer surgery in September. She will not undergo radiation therapy because it is…
In Japan, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have paid what will probably be their last visit to the Fukushima Prefecture before the Emperor’s abdication on health grounds. Whilst there, the Imperial Couple undertook engagements including national tree-planting festival…
Empress Michiko turns 83, relieved that Emperor Akihito can abdicate under special law
22nd October 2017
As Empress Michiko of Japan celebrated her 83rd birthday last Friday, she expressed her tremendous relief at the special law that will allow her husband, Emperor Akihito, to abdicate.
Empress Michiko responded in writing to questions that journalists had asked before her…
