Japanese Royalty. Prince Mikasa, the world's oldest living royal at the time of his death, was the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito and the uncle of the current Emperor Akihito. Born at the Imperial Palace, he was the fourth son of Emperor Taisho. He graduated from the Military Academy in 1936 and served in the cavalry regiment. In 1941, he graduated from the Military Staff College and served as an Imperial Japanese Army officer under a pseudonym in 1943. He was a major when the Second World War ended. After the war he studied Ancient Oriental history and taught at several universities. In October 1941, he married Yuriko Takagi and they had five children. In 2012, he underwent heart surgery and in May of 2016, he contracted pneumonia. At the time of his death of cardiac arrest, he was fifth in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Japanese Royalty. Prince Mikasa, the world's oldest living royal at the time of his death, was the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito and the uncle of the current Emperor Akihito. Born at the Imperial Palace, he was the fourth son of Emperor Taisho. He graduated from the Military Academy in 1936 and served in the cavalry regiment. In 1941, he graduated from the Military Staff College and served as an Imperial Japanese Army officer under a pseudonym in 1943. He was a major when the Second World War ended. After the war he studied Ancient Oriental history and taught at several universities. In October 1941, he married Yuriko Takagi and they had five children. In 2012, he underwent heart surgery and in May of 2016, he contracted pneumonia. At the time of his death of cardiac arrest, he was fifth in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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