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三笠宮寛仁さま、ご逝去
三笠宮寛仁さまが6月6日、入院先の東京・千代田区の病院で逝去された。66歳だった。
Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, 66, dies
Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, died June 6, the Imperial Household Agency said. He was 66.
The prince, sixth in line to the Imperial throne, had gone through a series of operations for throat and tongue cancer since 1991, the most recent being his 16th cancer-related surgery to remove throat cartilage in March.
He had been hospitalized since December.
His death brought the number of Imperial family members to 22, including Emperor Akihito.
Prince Tomohito, nicknamed "the Bearded Prince," described his fight against cancer in his book Gan wo Kataru (Talking about Cancer) published in 1999. He also served in various honorary positions, including as president of the Social Welfare Organization Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation.
The outspoken prince often caused public stirs with his straightforward remarks. In 1982, he said he wanted to renounce his Imperial status to "devote myself to social activities." (Kyodo News)
- Imperial Household Agency
- 宮内庁
- sixth in line to the Imperial throne
- 皇位継承順位第6位で
- throat cartilage
- のどの軟骨
- Social Welfare Organization Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation
- 社会福祉法人恩賜財団済生会
- outspoken
- 率直に物を言う
- caused public stirs
- 物議をかもした
- straightforward
- 直接的な
- renounce
- 〜を放棄する