Prince Hitachi and Family Current Events Part 1: July 2005 -

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The surgery was on March 2, not February 28.

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko were concerned about Prince Hitachi's physical condition and conveyed their sympathies via aides.

Source: FNN

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On March 5th, Prince Hitachi was discharged from the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Shibuya, Tokyo. The Imperial Household Agency says he will be hospitalized again in about 2 weeks for further treatment to remove ureteral stones. He is in good physical condition.

Sources: Sankei, Jiji

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On March 6th, the Imperial Household Agency announced Princess Hanako will be in mourning for 30 days for her older sister Yasuko Nishida (1931 - 2023) who passed away on March 4.

Princess Hanako's meeting with the president of Japan Ikebana Art Association on March 9 at the Hitachi residence will be postponed. Mourning began from the 4th.

Sources: Asahi, Sankei

From their father Yoshitaka Tsugaru's Japanese Wikipedia page 津軽義孝, Yasuko was the eldest daughter. She married Ikuhiko Nishida and had 2 sons. The younger son was adopted to be his grandfather's heir (Susumu Tsugaru).

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On March 20th, Prince Hitachi was admitted to the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Shibuya, Tokyo before 2pm to prepare for the ureteral lithotripsy. The Imperial Household Agency reports the prince is in good health and not in pain.

On March 21st, Prince Hitachi underwent the procedure from 10am for about an hour. The postoperative course is uneventful. Princess Hanako accompanied her husband at hospital admission and surgery.

Sources: NHK, NHK2, Sankei

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On March 23rd, Princess Hanako visited the "81st All Japan Student Invention and Innovation Exhibition" and attended the awards ceremony at the Science Museum in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) hosts the annual exhibition. Prince Hitachi is president of JIII and remains hospitalized, recovering from ureteral lithotripsy.

Princess Hanako is still in the 30-day mourning for the death of her older sister Yasuko Nishida (started March 4) but she went through the "removal of mourning" procedure.

Photos: Mainichi, NTV

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More photos at AFLO:

https://www.afloimages.com/imagedeta...the-venue.html
https://www.afloimages.com/imagedeta...-the-awar.html

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On March 24th, Prince Hitachi was discharged from the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Shibuya, Tokyo around 11am. He is progressing well from ureteral lithotripsy, no fever and eating normally. Princess Hanako accompanied her husband's return home.

The ureter stent will be removed and that procedure does not require hospitalization. The doctor will decide the schedule while monitoring Prince's situation.

Sources: NTV, Mainichi