(2)Emperor Akihito hospitalized for cancer surgery

(2)Emperor Akihito hospitalized for cancer surgery

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enters the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Jan. 16. The emperor will undergo prostate cancer surgery on Jan. 18.

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