00:02â¢The Last Princess of Showa Falls Silent
âšThe newspapers report extensively on the passing of Princess Yuriko Mikasa, who died at age 101 at St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo (Asahi, Hokkaido, Mainichi, NHK, Nikkei, Sankei, TBS, Yahoo, Yomiuri). She was the oldest member of the Imperial Family and aunt to Emperor Emeritus. The princess had been hospitalized since March with cerebral infarction and pneumonia complications. She was the widow of Prince Takahito, Emperor Hirohito's youngest brother, who passed in 2016.