The day trip is the first in a series of memorial visits in Japan planned by the Imperial couple for this year, which marks the 80th anniversary ... the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages ...

Naruhito and his wife, Empress Masako, prayed at three memorial ... is the first to Iwo Jima. Naruhito, in his 65th birthday remarks in February, noted the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII ...

The Imperial couple was to pray at three memorial sites and meet with representatives of bereaved families and descendants of former island residents. The emperor’s Iwo Jima visit comes about 10 ...

Naruhito and his wife, Empress Masako, prayed at three memorial ... is the first to Iwo Jima. Naruhito, in his 65th birthday remarks in February, noted the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII ...

April 7 (UPI) --Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived at Iwo Jima Monday as they begin a tour of memorial visits this month to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a visit to Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima ... couple's memorial visits in Japan planned for this year, which marks the 80th anniversary of ...

The visit by the royal couple, both born after the war, is the first to Iwo Jima. Naruhito, in his 65th birthday remarks in February, noted the 80th anniversary ... Hegseth in a memorial service ...