Princess Nobuko, widow of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and is scheduled to undergo surgery this weekend, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.
The 67-year-old princess will be admitted to Keio University Hospital in Tokyo on Wednesday, with the operation to be performed on Saturday, according to the agency.
The princess underwent a MRI and biopsy when she was hospitalized at the hospital on Nov. 4 for a follow-up examination of a lumbar vertebrae fractured in 2019, the agency said.
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Japan’s oldest man dies at 111
Kyodo – Nov 16
Shigeru Nakamura, a 111-year-old recognized as Japan’s oldest man, died Tuesday at a nursing home in Hiroshima Prefecture where he resided, the facility said.
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Eating disorders on the rise in post-Covid Japan
ucanews.com – Nov 12
According to a survey conducted by the National Center for Child Health and Development in Tokyo, the number of Japanese citizens under the age of 20 who were newly diagnosed with anorexia – an eating disorder – increased by about 160 percent in fiscal 2020 compared to the previous year.
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15 things that can’t be seen anywhere but in Japan
Top Discovery – Nov 08
Japan is a country more advanced and cultured than any other. Whether it’s food, scenic tourist
destinations, entertainment, technological prowess or even the lifestyle of locals, there is no
match for Japan.
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Woman dies after falling out of moving car; driver arrested
Japan Today – Nov 06
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 29-year-old man over the death of a 23-year-old woman who fell or was pushed out of his car onto the street. The woman was hit by an oncoming vehicle and died later of her injuries.
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Ex J-pop idol Hideaki Takizawa resigns from Johnny & Associates
Kyodo – Nov 02
Hideaki Takizawa, a former member of J-pop idol duo Tackey & Tsubasa who starred in NHK’s yearlong historical drama series in 2005, has resigned from Johnny & Associates Inc., one of Japan’s most powerful talent agencies, an agency official said Tuesday.
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