US EditionEmperor's Family Arrives in Okinawa
- On June 4–5, 2025, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and Princess Aiko traveled to Okinawa Prefecture to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa in the Second World War.
- This visit followed earlier imperial interactions, including the former emperor’s historic first official trip to Okinawa in 1993 and the 2022 observance commemorating five decades since Okinawa was returned to Japanese sovereignty.
- During their two-day trip, the family honored the fallen at the Peace Mausoleum in Itoman by laying floral tributes, explored the Cornerstone of Peace monument inscribed with approximately 240,000 names, and visited the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum.
- On June 5, they visited the Tsushima-maru Memorial in Naha, remembering the 1,484 evacuees, mostly children, who died when the ship was sunk by a U.S. Submarine in 1944.
- The imperial family's visit reflects their resolve to remember wartime hardships and to pass peace values to future generations, exemplified by Princess Aiko joining for her first trip to Okinawa.
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Mainichi ShimbunJapan imperial couple, Princess Aiko honor war dead in Okinawa
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako paid their respects to the war dead in Okinawa on Wednesday ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, accompanied by their daughter Princess Aiko on her first trip to the prefecture.
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