I was looking at the yahoo site and I came across this article.
According to Yahoo: Japan's emperor cancels duties due to irregular heartbeat: palace
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese Emperor Akihito has cancelled all duties for two days after being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat, according to the palace.
Akihito, who turns 75 this month, called off all official duties for Wednesday and Thursday "to have necessary checks and to rest," a spokesman at the Imperial Household Agency said.
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Added by Tea Dog on December 4, 2008 at 7:02am —
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