The youngest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, Princess Kako of Akishino, will begin studying at the University of Leeds in September as part of a 10-month exchange program, the Asahi Shimbun reported on 24 April.
The princess’s older sister, Princess Mako, also studied in the UK, at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh from 2012 to 2013.
Currently a junior at the private International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, any credits Princess Kako earns at the University of Leeds could go towards her ICU degree.