Kazutaka Miyatake was discharged from the hospital on Friday. Takachiho thanked everyone for their condolences and encouragement.
Miyatake was hospitalized after a fire broke out at his residence in Yokosuka city in Kanagawa prefecture on May 22. Miyatake's wife — 60-year-old Tomoko Watanabe — passed away after being taken to the hospital. Takachiho said on May 25 that through Miyatake's head nurse he learned Miyatake's injuries were minor, although he did suffer from some carbon monoxide poisoning.
According to the television channel
TBS, there was a report of the back of a house being on fire on May 22 after 3:00 p.m. local time, and 12 fire trucks went to the scene. The fire took two hours to be put out, and the one-storied wooden house was partially destroyed. According to police, Miyatake was able to escape the house, but suffered from smoke inhalation and was hospitalized.