Empress Michiko visits flower arrangement exhibition

Empress Michiko visits flower arrangement exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (R), led by Akane Teshigawara, head of the Sogetsu school of flower arrangement, views flower arrangements on exhibit at a Tokyo department store on March 8, her first official duty outside the Imperial Palace since the Imperial Household Agency said on March 6 that the empress has shown symptoms of bleeding from the walls of the intestines several times. The exhibition was held in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the school. (Pool photo)

Empress Michiko sick, symptoms of intestinal bleeding: agency

Empress Michiko sick, symptoms of intestinal bleeding: agency

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko has fallen ill, showing symptoms of bleeding from the walls of the intestines several times, according to the Imperial Household Agency on March 6. (File photo)

Empress Michiko visits flower arrangement exhibition

Empress Michiko visits flower arrangement exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (R), led by Akane Teshigawara, head of the Sogetsu school of flower arrangement, views flower arrangements on exhibit at a Tokyo department store on March 8, her first official duty outside the Imperial Palace since the Imperial Household Agency said on March 6 that the empress has shown symptoms of bleeding from the walls of the intestines several times. The exhibition was held in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the school. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Empress Michiko sick, symptoms of intestinal bleeding: agency

Empress Michiko sick, symptoms of intestinal bleeding: agency

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko has fallen ill, showing symptoms of bleeding from the walls of the intestines several times, according to the Imperial Household Agency on March 6. (File photo) (Kyodo)