Oldest Member Of Japan’s Royal Family Princess Mikasa Passes Away

Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan’s royal family and great aunt to the emperor, passed away at 101 in a Tokyo hospital on Friday. Hospitalized since March due to a stroke and pneumonia, she was born Yuriko Takagi in 1923. She married Prince Mikasa in 1941 and endured wartime hardships, including air raids, financial struggles, and tension over Japan’s WWII surrender.