War ii. Palaus president , tommy hemengesau, says residents are looking forward to their arrival. We are very honored and very appreciative of the now planned visit of the emperor and the empress to visit palau as we remember the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. Remengesau says palau and japan must console the spirits of the dead. He says the anniversary is an important occasion to mourn those who died and to pray for peace. Palau was under japanese control for about three decades until the end of the war. Remengesau says he hopes the visit will allow the people of japan to learn more about palau. Now, people in palau are getting ready to host the imperial couple. Senator mark rudimu has fond memories of meeting them more than three decades ago. He traveled to japan as part of a School Exchange between the two countries. He visited the palace and met the couple, who were then the crown prince and princess. And i hope he finds it memorable like how we found japan, very memor
The island was the site of a fierce battle between japanese and u. S. Soldiers during world war ii. Palaus president , tommy hemengesau, says residents are looking forward to their arrival. We are very honored and very appreciative of the now planned visit of the emperor and the empress to visit palau as we remember the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. Remengesau says palau and japan must console the spirits of the dead. He says the anniversary is an important occasion to mourn those who died and to pray for peace. Palau was under japanese control for about three decades until the end of the war. Remengesau says he hopes the visit will allow the people of japan to learn more about palau. Now, people in palau are getting ready to host the imperial couple. Senator mark rudimu has fond memories of meeting them more than three decades ago. He traveled to japan as part of a School Exchange between the two countries. He visited the palace and met the couple, who were then the cro
Islands were among the dignitaries. The second day of their visit will take them to the world war ii battlefield on the island of peleliu. More than 10,000 japanese soldiers and u. S. Soldiers died in that battle. They will also visit a memorial for u. S. Troops. The couple will later immediate islanders, many of them of japanese descent, before returning home thursday night. The defense chiefs of japan and u. S. Sat down for face to face talks on the security alliance. Theyve agreed to speed up a review of defense cooperation guidelines and theyve also found Common Ground on a number of issues. More from nhk worlds mitsuko nishikawa. Reporter as a part of his first tour of Asian Countries since he took office in february, u. S. Defense secretary ash carter decided to make japan his first stop. After attending a ceremony at japans selfdefense forces, carter entered formal talks with defense minister gen nakatani. The two spoke for more than an hour. Bilateral defense cooperation guidel
The president s and first ladies of micronesia and the Marshall Islands were among the dignitaries. The second day of their visit will take them to the world war ii battlefield on the island of peleliu. More than 10,000 japanese soldiers and u. S. Soldiers died in that battle. They will also visit a memorial for u. S. Troops. The couple will later immediate islanders, many of them of japanese descent, before returning home thursday night. The defense chiefs of japan and u. S. Sat down for face to face talks on the security alliance. Theyve agreed to speed up a review of defense cooperation guidelines and theyve also found Common Ground on a number of issues. More from nhk worlds mitsuko nishikawa. Reporter as a part of his first tour of Asian Countries since he took office in february, u. S. Defense secretary ash carter decided to make japan his first stop. After attending a ceremony at japans selfdefense forces, carter entered formal talks with defense minister gen nakatani. The two s
Coming back for more. And well show you the challenges some japanese people are facing just ahead of local elections. Japans emperor and empress have offered prayers and flowers in the western pacific nation of palau. They paid tribute to people who died in fierce fighting during world war ii. Reporter Emperor Akihito and empress visited the island of palau. They paid their respects at the memorial of war dead. They placed a bouquet of white chrysanthemums brought from japan to those who lost their lives. Peleiliu is one of a string of islands. The kun are country was under japans control for about 30 years until the end of the war. U. S. Forces attacked peleliu in september 1944. The island was home to a Strategic Air field. U. S. And japanese troops fought for control of the island for more than two months. The battle of pelau claimed the lives of about 10,000 japanese personnel, more than 1,000 americans died. Only 34 japanese survived. Visiting palau has been a wish of the imperial