Empress Emerita Michiko was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Tuesday, two days after undergoing successful breast cancer surgery, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Doctors deemed that the 84-year-old empress emerita was recovering smoothly from the surgery Sunday after observing that her appetite was gradually returning and she could leave her room and walk around.
The empress emerita expressed gratitude to the head of the hospital and doctors who conducted the operation, telling them "thank you" before returning to the Imperial Palace by car.