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Japan’s emperor begins a weeklong visit to Mongolia that will honor POWs

MONGOLIA, JUL 6 – The visit honors over 1,700 Japanese nationals who died in WWII internment camps and highlights ongoing development cooperation and a special strategic partnership, officials said.

  • On July 6, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako departed for Mongolia on the first state visit by a Japanese emperor, commemorating WWII’s 80th anniversary and reaffirming bilateral friendship.
  • Since establishing diplomatic ties in 1972, Mongolia and Japan's relations deepened after Mongolia's 1990 democratization, with the 80th WWII anniversary prompting the emperor's visit.
  • Approximately 14,000 Japanese POWs were transferred to Mongolia after WWII, with about 1,700 dying, and a memorial now stands at Dambadarjaa hill to honor them.
  • During their visit, the imperial couple meet Mongolia’s president, attend a banquet, and pay respects at a WWII internment memorial.
  • Through visits to Japanese-supported institutions like Mongol Kosen College, Naruhito hopes to boost youth exchanges and deepen Mongolia-Japan cooperation.
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Japan imperial couple visit WWII memorial, hail 'deep friendship' in Mongolia

Japan's imperial couple commemorated compatriots who died in internment camps after the end of World War II during the first state visit to Mongolia by a Japanese emperor.

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On the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Emperor visited Ulan Bator for the first time to pay homage to the Japanese soldiers who died in Soviet camps. But the shadow of the atrocities committed by the imperial army continues to weigh in relations with Asian countries, with which Tokyo today seeks new diplomatic openings in anti-Beijing fuck.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Japan on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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