Japan s imperial family members receive COVID vaccines for 1st time
Three senior members of Japan s imperial family received coronavirus vaccinations Tuesday at a hospital on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, sources close to the matter said, marking the first confirmed inoculations among the royals. Photo taken from a media helicopter shows the Imperial Palace on May 1, 2019 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Prince Hitachi, 85, the younger brother of former Emperor Akihito, his wife Princess Hanako, 80, and Princess Nobuko, 66, widow of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, were administered the shots at the Imperial Household Hospital, as the country s inoculation program targeting people aged 65 and older was launched in April.