Princess Aiko "treated harshly"
Issei Nomura, grand master of the crown prince's household, said Princess Aiko has been complaining of anxiety and stomachache after being treated harshly by boys in her grade, while a school official denied the princess was directly subject to rowdy behavior by the boys.
The 8-year-old princess was accompanied by the crown princess in going into the school and attending the fourth period of morning classes. They then left the school together, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Princess Aiko, the granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and a second grader at Gakushuin Primary School in Tokyo, has not attended most of her classes since March 1, the top aide to the crown prince and princess said during a regular press conference Friday.