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Japan's former empress Michiko discharged after surgery

Japan's 89-year-old former empress Michiko left hospital Sunday after having surgey for a broken thigh, local media reported.

Michiko, the mother of Emperor Naruhito, fell on October 6 at her Tokyo residence and was admitted to hospital the next day after doctors diagnosed a fracture of the right femur.

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