Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito's brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said.

Princess Yuriko, who was known as the oldest member of Japan's Imperial Family, has passed away months after she suffered a stroke. She was 101 at the time of her death.

The Imperial Household Agency announced that Princess Yuriko, aunt of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, died on Nov. 15. She was 101. The princess died at 6:32 a.m. at St. Luke's International Hospital in ...