Japan's Emperor in hospital for heart surgery
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Japanese Emperor Akihito entered the University of Tokyo Hospital on Friday morning to prepare for his heart bypass surgery scheduled on the following day.
The coronary-artery bypass surgery is likely to last about five hours, according to the Imperial Household Agency.
The results of the surgery will be explained at a press conference afterward. The emperor is expected to be able to leave hospital in two weeks.
The 78-year-old emperor was diagnosed with angina after an angiogram performed last Saturday.
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