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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mari Yamaguchi

Japanese Princess Yuriko, wartime Emperor Hirohito's sister-in-law, dies at 101

Japan Obit Princess - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. She was 101.

Yuriko died Friday at a Tokyo hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said. It did not announce the cause of death, but Japanese media said she died of pneumonia.

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