Palau preparing for Japanese imperial couple's visit

Palau preparing for Japanese imperial couple's visit

Photo taken March 24, 2015, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows a cenotaph (C) erected by the Japanese government in 1985 on Peleliu Island, Palau. On the island, an estimated 10,000 Japanese soldiers died in a fierce battle with U.S. forces in 1944. The cenotaph was repaired recently in time for a visit to Palau by Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in April 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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