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Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg, officials said.

Former Emperor Akihito (L) and his wife former Empress Michiko at their residence in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Imperial Household Agency)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's former ...

Japan's beloved former Empress Michiko received greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg, officials said.

Empress Emerita Michiko, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, celebrated her 90th birthday on Sunday while undergoing rehabilitation following a recent leg injury. A simplified celebration was to ...

The Auxikko pattern was coined from taking inspiration from ancient Japanese Kikkō (hexagonal plates built into Samurai body armor) and auxetics, which are materials engineered to grow strong ...