TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s 89-year-old former empress Michiko left the hospital yesterday after having surgery for a broken thigh, local media reported.
Michiko, the mother of Emperor Naruhito, fell on October 6 at her Tokyo residence and was admitted to hospital the next day after doctors diagnosed a fracture of the right femur.
Officials at Imperial Household Agency could not be reached for comment, but an official previously told AFP that her treatment had been successful.
