Prince Katsura
Prince Katsura (Yoshihito) of Japan (桂宮 宜仁親王, Katsura-no-miya Yoshihito shinnō) (11 February 1948) is the second son of Prince and Princess Mikasa and a first cousin of Emperor Akihito.
Originally known as Prince Yoshihito of Mikasa, he received the title Prince Katsura (Katsura-no-miya) and authorization to start a new branch of the imperial family on 1 January 1988. Prince Katsura has been paralyzed from the waist down since suffering a series of strokes in May 1988, and uses a wheelchair. He appears regularly in public as President of various groups, and as part of his physical rehabilitation. He is not married.
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| Reference style | His Imperial Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
| Preceded by Prince Tomohito of Mikasa |
Line of succession to the Japanese throne | Succeeded by - |
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