TOKYO: Japan's former emperor Akihito, who abdicated last year, temporarily lost consciousness and collapsed at his residence this week, but medical checkups found "no abnormalities", the government said Thursday.
The 86-year-old was examined by court doctors after Wednesday's incident, an official at the Imperial Household Agency told Agence France-Presse.
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