Nipponica

Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, has tested positive for influenza, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday.

The 19-year-old prince developed a fever on Monday and was later confirmed to be infected, but he is now recovering at his residence in Tokyo, it said.

He will be absent from his university classes for the rest of the week.

Why is this news? Let the kid live his life without the vultures grasping at every private moment.