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

The princess had lived a healthy life as a centenarian, regularly exercising and reading multiple newspapers and magazines, the Imperial Household Agency said.

Princess Yuriko, wife of the late Prince Mikasa, attends the funeral service for Prince Mikasa at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2016. Koji Sasahara/AFP via Getty Images

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.