Japan&#39;s crown prince undergoes surgery
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Japan&#39;s Crown Prince Naruhito underwent surgery at a hospital Wednesday to remove a benign growth in his intestines, the palace said.
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Prince Rainier of Monaco was hospitalized for treatment of a respiratory infection that was expected to last several days, his office said in a statement.
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TOKYO With Japan&#39;s banking crisis coming under control, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shifted his economic repairman on Monday to Japan&#39;s next gargantuan task: privatizing the world&#39;s largest bank.
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Japan&#39;s Crown Princess Masako emerged briefly on Saturday from months of seclusion to visit the emperor, but officials said it might be difficult for her to resume her official duties this year.
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Japan's Empress Michiko attended a flower exhibition on Thursday, two days after an announcement that she is suffering from what appears to be a stress-related illness, in another sign of tension in the royal family.
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Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth to the royal family's first boy in more than 40 years, the palace said, easing a long-running succession crisis.
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Japanese Emperor Akihito expressed pain  on Thursday that his eldest son had complained publicly about  the stress suffered by the crown princess, who is under  pressure to produce a male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Howard Baker, the former Senate majority leader now serving as U.S. ambassador to Japan, underwent open heart surgery Monday.
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Japanese Crown Princess Masako returned  to official duties on Sunday after more than a year of  seclusion stemming from a stress-related disorder.
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There was a rare piece of good news for the Japanese royal family yesterday when it was reported that the emperor and empress&#39;s only daughter is to marry a commoner.
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Japan&#39;s Crown Prince Naruhito left hospital Tuesday one week after undergoing surgery to remove a benign growth, although doctors recommended he take further rest.
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Nepal's Crown Prince Paras is  rushed to hospital after suffering  a heart attack.
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Empress Michiko, wife of Japan's Emperor Akihito, is ill with symptoms of internal bleeding, Kyodo reports.
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NASU - Crown Princess Masako arrived in the resort of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, with Crown Prince Naruhito and their daughter Princess Aiko on Friday as she continues to recuperate from a stress-induced illness, the Imperial Household Agency said.
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Japan's prime minister was treated at a hospital for exhaustion Thursday, a day after he announced he would quit amid failure at the ballot box and a political brawl over the country's aid to U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Denmark's Australian-born Princess Mary underwent successful gall stone surgery over ther weekend, the royal palace announced.
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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito says his wife is recovering from her stress-related illness but asks for patience.