Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported, ...

having undergone heart surgery and been treated for prostate cancer in the years preceding his abdication. A man prepared to break with tradition, Akihito was the first Japanese emperor to marry a ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan, aged 91, will undergo heart tests after a problem was found during a routine checkup. The tests are scheduled at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Akihito, who had ...

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has announced that Former Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be hospitalised in Tokyo on Tuesday for a heart examination, CNN reported, citing NHK reports. Referring to ...