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Emperor offers condolences over war dead of Marshall Islands, Palau

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (far L) and Empress Michiko (far R) meet with Marshall Islands President Kessai Note (3rd from L), Palauan President Tommy Remengesau (4th from L), Mrs. Remengesau '4th from R) and Mrs. Note (3rd from R) at the Imperial Palaceon July 7. The emperor expressed condolences for the war victims of the Marshall Islands and Palau during meeting. (Pool photo)

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Mori, Palau's Nakamura hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) shakes hands with Palauan President Kuniwo Nakamura before holding talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The two leaders agreed to continue efforts to rebuild Fiji and the Solomon Islands, where elected governments have been overthrown by violent coups. Nakamura, a second-generation ethnic Japanese, arrived in Tokyo on Nov. 11 for a five-day visit to Japan.

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Paradise turned to hell after war brought starvation to Palau

Fuyuko Hiroichi, 78, whose parents were among the prewar Japanese settlers in Palau, is pictured in the Pacific island nation's Koror in February 2015. Her mother had no choice but to entrust Hiroichi and her two elder sisters to a native Palauan couple's care during the Pacific War as a lack of food caused her father and two of her siblings to die of malnutrition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe vows more than 55 bil. yen to Pacific island nations over 3 yrs

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Palauan President Tommy Remengesau shake hands after co-chairing a summit between Japan and Pacific island nations in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, Empress welcome Palauan president, wife

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (L) welcome Palauan President Tommy Remengesau and his wife Debbie to a lunch at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. Remengesau is visiting Japan to attend the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in the northeastern Japan city of Iwaki. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress remember war dead on Palau's Peleliu Island

Palauan President Tommy Remengesau (L) talks with Japanese Emperor Akihito while Remengesau's wife Debbie (R) talks with Japanese Empress Michiko at an international airport in Palau on April 9, 2015, before the Japanese imperial couple return to Japan after a two-day visit to commemorate those who lost their lives during World War II. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor says at banquet in Palau he will mourn all war dead

Pool photo taken April 8, 2015, shows Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Palauan President Tommy Remengesau walking into a room to attend a banquet held on Koror Island in the central part of Palau. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor says he will mourn all war dead in Palau

Pool photo taken April 8, 2015, shows Japanese Emperor Akihito (4th from R) and Empress Michiko (3rd from R) posing for a photo with Palauan President Tommy Remengesau (4th from L), Micronesian President Emanuel Mori (2nd from L), Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak (2nd from R) and their wives. They attended a banquet on Palau's Koror Island for the Japanese imperial couple. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese-Palauans looking forward to emperor's visit

Minoru Ueki, 84, who served as Palauan ambassador to Japan from 2009 to 2013, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Palau in February 2015 ahead of a visit to the western Pacific nation by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on April 8-9 to pay respects to those who lost their lives there during World War II. After the war, Ueki founded a group of Palauans of Japanese descent that offers support to relatives of the war dead who visit the islands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Palau pres. welcomes "historical" visit by Japan emperor, empress

Palauan President Tommy Remengesau attends an interview with Kyodo News in Koror, Palau, on March 27, 2015. He expressed gratitude for the decision by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to visit the West Pacific island nation next month on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan starts searching for WWII soldier remains in Palau

Palauan President Tommy Remengesau observes a search for the remains of Japanese soldiers who died in World War II near a cave on Peleliu Island, Palau, on March 25, 2015, ahead of a planned visit to the West Pacific island by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan starts searching for WWII soldier remains in Palau

Palauan President Tommy Remengesau (2nd from R) observes workers searching for the remains of Japanese soldiers who died in World War II near a cave on Peleliu Island, Palau, on March 25, 2015, ahead of a planned visit to the West Pacific island by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor offers condolences over war dead of Marshall Islands, Pa

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (far L) and Empress Michiko (far R) meet with Marshall Islands President Kessai Note (3rd from L), Palauan President Tommy Remengesau (4th from L), Mrs. Remengesau '4th from R) and Mrs. Note (3rd from R) at the Imperial Palaceon July 7. The emperor expressed condolences for the war victims of the Marshall Islands and Palau during meeting. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan-Palau talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Palauan President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr. shake hands ahead of their talks at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2019. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe, Palau Pres. Remengesau

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Palauan President Tommy Remengesau shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe, Palau Pres. Remengesau

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Palauan President Tommy Remengesau shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe, Palau Pres. Remengesau

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Palauan President Tommy Remengesau shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe, Palau Pres. Remengesau

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and Palauan President Tommy Remengesau (2nd from L) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe, Palau Pres. Remengesau

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Palauan President Tommy Remengesau hold a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mori, Palau's Nakamura hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) shakes hands with Palauan President Kuniwo Nakamura before holding talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The two leaders agreed to continue efforts to rebuild Fiji and the Solomon Islands, where elected governments have been overthrown by violent coups. Nakamura, a second-generation ethnic Japanese, arrived in Tokyo on Nov. 11 for a five-day visit to Japan.