Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. Naruhito ...

In a sign of reconciliation, Cram said he brought a flag he took from a ... 80 years since the end of the war,” said Ishiba, who became the first serving Japanese prime minister to attend ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of the Second World War’s harshest battles was fought 80 years ago. The visit by ...

The tiny island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean lies around 1,250km from Tokyo and was the scene of five weeks of brutal combat between Japanese and US forces in World War II. “I’d like to ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on ... perhaps best associated with one of the most famous photos of World War II -- showing a group of US Marines raising the American flag on the ...

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