Japan's Emperor, Empress honor war dead in 1st Okinawa visit since enthronement
雅子さま 沖縄への思い 豆記者との交流も
TOKYO, Oct 23 (NHK) -
OKINAWA, Oct 23 (NHK) -
Japan's Emperor and Empress have visited the southern prefecture of Okinawa for the first time since the Emperor's enthronement in 2019. They paid tribute to the war dead there.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako went to Okinawa on Saturday. The last time that they traveled to the prefecture together was in 1997.
The Imperial couple visited Peace Memorial Park in Itoman City. The city was the site of the last fierce ground battle between Japanese and US troops in Okinawa during the closing days of World War Two.
The couple offered prayers and laid flowers at the National Cemetery for the War Dead. The cemetery holds the remains of more than 180,000 people who died during the Battle of Okinawa. ...continue reading
Oct 23 (ANNnewsCH) - 天皇皇后両陛下は22日、沖縄の地へ。国民文化祭の開会式に出席するためで、即位後、初めての沖縄訪問です。 ...continue reading

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