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Japan's oldest royal, Princess Yuriko, wartime Emperor Hirohito's sister-in-law, dies at 101
Princess Yuriko became the sister-in-law of Japan's World War II-era Emperor Hirohito when she married his brother Prince Mikasa.
Princess Yuriko — the Oldest Member of Japan’s Imperial Family — Dies at 101
Princess Yuriko of Japan, the Imperial Family’s eldest member, died at 101 years old on Nov. 15 at a Tokyo hospital. Her health had taken a sharp decline after a stroke and pneumonia in March of this year.
Princess Mikasa, sister-in-law of Emperor Hirohito, passes away at 101
Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of the Japanese royal family, died at 101 after being hospitalized since March. Born Yuriko Takagi in 1923, she married Prince Takahito and had five children.
Japan’s Princess Mikasa, great-aunt to emperor, dies aged 101
The princess, who was the oldest member of the nation’s royal family, was 18 when she married the younger brother of wartime emperor Hirohito.
‘Rapidly Dwindling Imperial Family’: Japanese Princess Yuriko Dies At 101
Japanese Princess Yuriko has passed away at the age of 101 following a recent decline in her health, according to palace officials.
Japanese Princess Yuriko, wartime Emperor Hirohito’s sister-in-law, dies at 101
Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently.
Princess Yuriko, eldest member of Japan’s imperial family, dies at 101
She married the brother of wartime Emperor Hirohito less than two months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Oldest member of Japan's royal family, Princess Yuriko, dies at 101
Princess Yuriko became the sister-in-law of Japan's World War II-era Emperor Hirohito when she married his brother Prince Mikasa.
Princess Yuriko, Oldest Member of Japan’s Imperial Family, Dies at 101
Her death reduces Japan’s rapidly dwindling imperial family to 16 people, and only 4 men, as the country faces questions ...
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