The University of Tokyo decided Tuesday that Osamu Tsutsumi, a gynecology professor who serves as Crown Princess Masako's chief doctor, should be suspended from duty for a month for embezzling state research grants.
The university will return roughly 15 million yen to the government, including 6.8 million yen to be paid by the professor himself.
On Tuesday, a university council headed by President Takeshi Sasaki heard the report of a special committee that has investigated the case.