Imperial couple briefed on WWII battlefield in west Pacific

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) are briefed on April 9, 2015, by Vice Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Atsuko Muraki on Angaur Island, one of the fiercest World War II battlefields seen afar from Peleliu Island in the western Pacific republic of Palau. The imperial couple earlier offered white chrysanthemum flowers and silent prayers on Peleliu at the Monument of the War Dead in the region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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