To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page.
This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies.
Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Pool photo / The Yomiuri Shimbun Princess Kako departs for Peru at Haneda Airport on Wednesday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
14:08 JST, November 2, 2023 (updated at 19:32 JST)
HOUSTON — A commercial flight meant to carry Princess Kako to Peru was canceled on Wednesday due to mechanical problems at a Houston airport shortly before takeoff.
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, had departed from Houston for Lima on a different flight earlier in the day, but that plane was forced to return to the airport after a radar malfunction was detected about an hour after takeoff.
The princess was transferred to another aircraft, but it was found to have equipment problems and returned to the apron.
Princess Kako is expected to travel to Lima on a Thursday afternoon flight.
