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Japan’s former emperor turns 92 as heart condition stabilizes after health concerns
Former Emperor Akihito marked his 92nd birthday with stable heart health after new treatment and spent the year honoring WWII's 80th anniversary through prayers and reflections.
- On Tuesday, Emperor Emeritus Akihito turned 92, and the Imperial Household Agency said his heart condition is stable after new medication.
- Doctors diagnosed Emperor Emeritus Akihito this year with asymptomatic myocardial ischemia and supraventricular arrhythmia, and he was hospitalized in May and July at University of Tokyo Hospital for tests and treatment.
- The former emperor spent the past year reflecting on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and offered silent prayers on four key wartime anniversaries with Empress Emerita Michiko.
- After treatment he traveled to recuperate in Karuizawa in August and in Hayama in October for the first time in three years, and he continues active goby fish research at the biology laboratory in the Imperial Palace, having found 10 new species.
- Family and dignitaries will attend a simple birthday celebration on Tuesday, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, while foreign royals visiting the World Exposition in Osaka enjoyed warm conversations at the Sento Imperial Residence.
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Japans former emperor Akihito, who enjoys research on fish, turns 92 - The Tribune
Having held the title of emperor emeritus since his abdication in 2019, Akihito was to celebrate his birthday with his family and receive guests, including Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi.
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Japan's former emperor turns 92 as heart condition stabilizes after health concerns
Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito is marking his 92nd birthday as his heart condition stabilizes, palace officials say, following health concerns earlier this year.
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Emperor Akihito, the former Emperor of Japan, has turned 92. The Imperial Household Agency announced that his heart condition remains stable.
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