THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 24, 2022 at 18:39 JST
The imperial couple visit the Cornerstone of Peace, on which more than 240,000 names of the war dead in the Battle of Okinawa are inscribed, and receive an explanation in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 22. (Pool)
ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture--Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako paid their respects to the victims of the bloodiest battle in the Pacific War in the emperor’s first visit to Okinawa since his accession to the throne in 2019. [Read More]
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