Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Yuriko attends a party to celebrate her 80th birthday and the 88th birthday of her husband Prince Mikasa (L) at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 6, 2003. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

TOKYO, Japan - Pop and musical singer Minako Honda (in file photo taken in July 2003), known for her portrayal of the role of ''Kim'' in Miss Saigon, died of acute myelocytic leukemia at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 6, her family said. She was 38.

(1)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

(1)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, a senior Imperial Household Agency official said on Nov. 14. This pool photo taken on Nov. 6, 2003 shows the princess speak at a press conference at the Imperial Palace prior to her official visit to Latin America.

(1)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

(1)Princess Nori to marry Tokyo gov't official Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, a senior Imperial Household Agency official said on Nov. 14. This pool photo taken on Nov. 6, 2003 shows the princess speak at a press conference at the Imperial Palace prior to her official visit to Latin America. (Kyodo)

Crown Princess Masako might attend imperial garden party for 1st time 12 years

Crown Princess Masako might attend imperial garden party for 1st time 12 years

File photo taken Oct. 30, 2003, shows Crown Princess Masako at an autumnal imperial garden party in Tokyo. The Imperial Household Agency said Nov. 6, 2015, that the 51-year-old princess, who has been receiving treatment for a stress-induced illness since December 2003, might attend the beginning of a garden party to be held Nov. 12, marking her first attendance in 12 years in the party held twice a year, depending on her condition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

TOKYO, Japan - Pop and musical singer Minako Honda (in file photo taken in July 2003), known for her portrayal of the role of ''Kim'' in Miss Saigon, died of acute myelocytic leukemia at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 6, her family said. She was 38. (Kyodo)

C.W. Nicol dies at 79

C.W. Nicol dies at 79

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2003, shows conservationist and writer C.W. Nicol, who died of cancer on April 3, 2020, at 79. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo