Princess Yuriko, the widow of the late Prince Mikasa, turned 101 on Tuesday, marking the most advanced age for a member of the Japanese imperial family since the country's modernization began with the launch of the Meiji Era in 1868.The princess has been hospitalized due mainly to aspiration pneumonitis since early March. Her late husband was one of three brothers of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, the current Emperor Naruhito's grandfather.Buichiro Kuroda, vice grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency, told a press conference Monday that it will continue to tak…READ FULL ARTICLE