Blood tests indicate emperor may still have cancer

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (3rd from L) visit Mexican President Vicente Fox (2nd from R) and Mrs. Fox (L) at the state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 16. Recent blood tests suggest there is a ''slight'' possibility that the emperor may still have some cancerous tissue despite his prostate cancer surgery in January. (Pool photo)

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA001099569

Registered date
2003/10/16 00:00:00

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source
2003 Kyodo News

Media size
1864 × 1713 pixel

Resolution
dpi

Deployment size
971.20(KB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

Emperor at bonsai exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R), Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit a bonsai dwarfed potted plant exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum on Feb. 16, 2024. (Pool photo)

Kenyan President Ruto in Tokyo

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L), Empress Masako (far R), Kenyan President William Ruto (2nd from L) and his wife Rachel pose for a photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2024. (Pool photo)

New Year ceremony by Japan's imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) attend a New Year's ceremony together with other imperial family members at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2024. (Pool photo)

New Year ceremony by Japan's imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L), Empress Masako (2nd from L) and other imperial family members prepare to attend a New Year's ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2024. (Pool photo)

Japan emperor, empress

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C, R) and Empress Masako (R) chat with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd from L, front) during a gathering of the imperial couple with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their spouses at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2023. (Pool photo)

Japan emperor, empress

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C, R) and Empress Masako (R) chat with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a gathering of the imperial couple with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their spouses at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2023. (Pool photo)

Japan crown prince, crown princess

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (front, second from L) and Crown Princess Kiko (front, 3rd from R) attend a party after a ceremony for the Blue Planet Prize, an international environmental award, in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2023. (Pool photo)

Japan imperial family at Red Cross HQ

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L), Empress Masako (3rd from L) and their only daughter, Princess Aiko (R), visit an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake at the Japanese Red Cross Society headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

Japan imperial family at traditional crafts exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako and their only daughter, Princess Aiko, visit the Japan Kogei Association's traditional crafts exhibition at Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Sept. 20, 2023. Princess Kako, who serves as president of the association, is seen at the far right. (Pool photo)

Japan imperial family at traditional crafts exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, 4th from R) and Empress Masako and their only daughter, Princess Aiko, visit the Japan Kogei Association's traditional crafts exhibition at Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Sept. 20, 2023. Princess Kako, who serves as president of the association, is seen at the far right. (Pool photo)