Japanese prince dies after squash court collapse

Prince Takamado, a cousin of Japanese Emperor Akihito and an outspoken advocate for less secrecy surrounding the royal family, died in a Tokyo hospital after collapsing on a squash court today. He was 47.

Prince Takamado, a cousin of Japanese Emperor Akihito and an outspoken advocate for less secrecy surrounding the royal family, died in a Tokyo hospital after collapsing on a squash court today. He was 47.

Takamado collapsed while having a squash lesson from an instructor along with the Canadian ambassador Robert Wright at the Canadian Embassy

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