Japan’s Princess Yuriko dies aged 101

Japanese Prince Mikasa, right, and his wife Princess Yuriko talk at their residence in Tokyo in 2015 (Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP)

Japan’s Princess Yuriko has died aged 101 after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said.

Yuriko was the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family.