The 82-year-old Japanese Empress Michiko has been diagnosed with acute bronchitis, but does not need to be hospitalized.

‘The 82-year-old Japanese Empress Michiko cancelled her schedule to attend a national karate championship in Tokyo after being diagnosed with acute bronchitis.’

However, she does not need to be hospitalized, according to the Japanese Imperial Household. 




The health of her 82-year-old husband Emperor Akihito was more fragile following a heart bypass operation in 2012.
Source-IANS