Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (C) arrive at a gymnasium in Fukushima, which is serving as an evacuation center, on May 11, 2011, two months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan followed by quake-triggered radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The couple met with evacuees of the disaster and the nuclear crisis to show support.

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