Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan is to undergo surgery after a fall.
The 89-year-old mother of Emperor Naruhito will have surgery on a broken right femur after a fall on Sunday, 6 October.
She fell at her residence in Tokyo.
The Empress Emerita will undergo surgery on 8 October at the University of Tokyo Hospital where she will remain for a period afterwards.
Empress Emerita Michiko experienced severe pain in her right leg after her fall on Sunday, and the Imperial Household Agency said examinations revealed a fracture in her upper right thighbone.
She will turn 90 on 20 October.
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