Princess Kako tests positive for COVID-19

From Kyodo

November 18 2025

TOKYO –

Japan’s Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, has tested positive for COVID-19, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.

The 30-year-old princess developed a fever of around 38 C on Tuesday morning and was diagnosed after undergoing testing. She will miss scheduled events through Friday.

According to the agency, the princess had a sore throat on Sunday but tested negative for the coronavirus on Monday. She was confirmed infected in a retest on Tuesday.

Princess Kako’s parents, Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, have not shown any symptoms, the agency said.

The princess had attended a national youth speech contest in the capital’s Shibuya Ward on Sunday.