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Ex-Japan Empress Michiko

Japan's former Empress Michiko (R), accompanied by former Emperor Akihito (C), heads to the Imperial Household Hospital on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2022, for a checkup on deep-vein thrombosis in her right calf. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japan Empress Michiko

Japan's former Empress Michiko heads to the Imperial Household Hospital on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2022, for a checkup on deep-vein thrombosis in her right calf. (Pool photo)

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Former Japanese Empress Michiko

Former Japanese Empress Michiko heads to the Imperial Household Hospital on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2022. She is suffering from deep-vein thrombosis in her right calf. (Pool photo)

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Former Japanese Empress Michiko

Former Japanese Empress Michiko leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2022, after visiting the Imperial Household Hospital for a checkup on deep-vein thrombosis in her right calf. (Pool photo)

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Former Japanese Empress Michiko

Former Japanese Empress Michiko heads to the Imperial Household Hospital on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2022. She is suffering from deep-vein thrombosis in her right calf. (Pool photo)