President Rodrigo Duterte’s courtesy call on Japanese Emperor Akihito has been cancelled.
This is due to the death of the Emperor’s uncle, Prince Mikasa.
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Prince Mikasa, at 100, was the oldest member of the Japanese Imperial Family.
He passed away at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo on Thursday at 8:34 am.
He had been confined since May 16 due to acute pneumonia.