Princess Yuriko, Oldest Member of Japan’s Imperial Family, Dies at 101

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, passed away at the age of 101, palace officials confirmed on Nov. 15. Yuriko died at a Tokyo hospital at 6:32 a.m. local time, Japan’s Imperial Household Agency said. Her death came roughly one week after her health began deteriorating. Officials did not reveal the exact cause of her death, although Japanese media reported Yuriko had been hospitalized since March due to a stroke and pneumonia and had been in and out of intensive care since then. According to multiple Japanese media reports, the princess had, in recent weeks, seen a deterioration in the functions of her heart, kidneys, and other organs....