Prince Mikasa's heart function deteriorates

Prince Mikasa's heart function deteriorates

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather on the night of July 7, 2012, in front of St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo, where Prince Mikasa, uncle of Emperor Akihito, has been hospitalized. The 96-year-old prince, the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, experienced a deterioration of heart function the same day at the hospital and was moved to the intensive care unit, the Imperial Household Agency said early on July 8.

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