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Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita take a walk at a parka in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in May.
Jiji Press
15:39 JST, October 13, 2024
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Empress Emerita left hospital Sunday afternoon after treatment for her fractured right femur.
The 89-year-old Empress Emerita underwent surgery for the fracture at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Tuesday after falling at the Sento Imperial Residence in Tokyo on Oct. 6.
She will continue rehabilitation at the residence.
