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Emperor's 1998 visit to Britain seen as "conciliatory" amid POW protests

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Britain viewed Emperor Akihito's first state visit to Britain in 1998 as "conciliatory" despite fierce protests by former Far East prisoners of war, according to documents drafted by then-British Ambassador to Japan David Wright.

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Emperor's 1998 visit to Britain seen as "conciliatory" amid POW protests

Britain viewed Emperor Akihito's first state visit to Britain in 1998 as "conciliatory" despite fierce protests by former Far East prisoners of war, according to documents drafted by then-British Ambassador to Japan David Wright.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Japan on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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