Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito hospitalised for heart exam


Emperor Emeritus Akihito heads to the University of Tokyo Hospital with Empress Emerita on Tuesday (may 6, 2025). - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

TOKYO: Emperor Emeritus Akihito was admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Tuesday (May 6) for a heart examination after being diagnosed with a high possibility of myocardial ischemia.

The former Emperor was hospitalised for the first time since February 2012, when he underwent coronary artery bypass surgery.

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