When the Akasaka Estate was destroyed by aerial bombardments on May 25, 1945, Princess Yuriko, Prince Mikasa -- the younger brother of then Emperor Hirohito (posthumously known as Emperor Showa ...
According to the agency, Yuriko had been hospitalized since March and receiving medical care following a stroke and aspiration pneumonia diagnosis. The princess was the widow of Prince Mikasa ...
Born in 1923 as an aristocrat, Yuriko married at age 18 to Prince Mikasa, the younger brother of Hirohito and the great-uncle of current Emperor Naruhito, months before the start of World War II.
Princess Akiko is set to host a Japanese radio show in April.The princess, who is the granddaughter of Princess Yuriko ...