Empress Emerita Michiko underwent medical examination at the University of Tokyo Hospital on October 7.

Imperial Household Agency officials said the retired empress was taken to the hospital after falling at her residence.

Informed sources said she was experiencing pain after the fall on October 6 and was in a wheelchair. They said she will be hospitalized overnight.

On October 5, the empress emerita went to a recital of pianist Koyama Michie in Tokyo along with her husband Emperor Emeritus Akihito.

Empress Emerita Michiko is scheduled to turn 90 on October 20.