could ever claim through war. reporter: a message prime minister abe is certain to echo as he pays tribute at this watery grave, now a sacred site. athena jones, cnn, honolulu, hawaii. joining now to talk from singapore is andrew staples, the director of the economic corporate network, north asia. good to have you with us. thank you, sir, for speaking with us. now, how significant is this visit by japan s prime minister coming as it does after president obama s visit to hiroshima and what does it say about u.s./japan relations? it comes at an interesting time for prime minister abe and for japan and japan/u.s. relations as you mentioned. as we heard earlier, president obama visited hiroshima earlier in the year, and it was the first time for a u.s. president to make that visit there. in to sense you can see it is a
thousands of people who lost their lives. prime minister abe will do the same for pearl harbor. this serves as a book end trip highlighting the power of reconciliation. the former adversaries to become the closest allies. president obama said 75 years ago in the immediate aftermath of pearl harbor, the close friendship and alliance with the countries could never have been imagined. we expect the two leaders to have a formal sit-down which is a bilateral meeting according to the white house. they will visit the uss arizona memorandial to pay respects to the 900 soldiers who remain entombed in the watery grave. we will hear from president obama and prime minister abe. we expect prime minister abe s remarks to echo the message that president obama delivered in hiroshima. before coming here, prime
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hate is the greatest destroyer of anyone. the idea that you can harbor hate will destroy you. reporter: it s that understanding the president celebrated at hiroshima. since that fateful day, we have made choices that give us hope. the united states and japan forged not only an alliance, but a friendship that has won far more for our people than we could ever claim through war. reporter: a message prime minister abe is certain to echo as he pays tribute at this watery grave, now a sacred sight. athena jones, cnn, honolulu, hawaii. is it an historic visit coming up. still ahead, they have waited years for fritsch. now 21 school girls are reunited with their families.
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