Palau preparing for Japanese imperial couple's visit

Palau preparing for Japanese imperial couple's visit

Workers repair a road leading to a cenotaph erected by the Japanese government in 1985, on Peleliu Island, Palau, on March 27, 2015. On the island, an estimated 10,000 Japanese soldiers died in a fierce battle with U.S. forces in 1944. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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