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Wed, 02/03/2010 - 09:30
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Emperor Akihito falls sick

TOKYO, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Emperor Akihito complained of feeling ill on Tuesday morning and will rest at the Imperial Palace until the end of this week, the Imperial Household Agency said.

But there is no plan for the 76-year-old emperor to be hospitalized and a court
doctor will continue to examine him as his condition is stable, the agency
said.
His planned stay from Wednesday at the imperial retreat in Hayama, Kanagawa
Prefecture, has been canceled, but the emperor approved Cabinet documents as
planned Tuesday night at the palace, it said.
Emperor Akihito has had cold symptoms such as a sore throat from Sunday and
showed signs of acute enteritis in the wee hours of Tuesday before falling ill
around 10:40 a.m. and going to bed. He also complained of difficulty sleeping
and was dehydrated, according to the agency.
==Kyodo

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