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Imperial couple to visit Hiroshima on Thursday, Friday
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will begin a two-day visit to Hiroshima on Thursday, as 2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War Two. The trip will be the Imperial couple's first to the atomic-bombed city since the Emperor ascended the throne in 2019. Some 3.1 million Japanese people are said to have died in the war. An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in western Japan on August 6, 1945, shortly before the end of the conflict. It is estimated that some 140,000 people in Hiroshima died as a result of the bombing by the end of that year. The Imperial couple are scheduled to arrive at Hiroshima Airport before noon on Thursday. They will visit Peace Memorial Park in the afternoon to lay flowers at the cenotaph dedicated to atomic bomb victims. They will then visit the Exhibit Facility for Atomic-Bombed Remnants, which opened in the park three years ago. They will also pay a visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to view exhibits there, including one related to Nihon Hidankyo, an organization representing survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that won last year's Nobel Peace Prize. The Emperor and Empress are making a series of visits to World War Two landmarks this year. Taking into account their wish to pass on memories of the war to generations that have not experienced it, they will meet not only survivors of the atomic bombing but younger people trained as "A-bomb Legacy Successors," who have learned the survivors' stories and will carry those memories forward to future generations.
NHK
19-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Japan's Emperor, Empress to visit Hiroshima in June
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Hiroshima in June, as 2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War Two. The two-day trip will be the Imperial couple's first to the atomic-bombed city since the Emperor ascended the throne in 2019. The devastating weapon was dropped on the city in western Japan on August 6, 1945, shortly before the end of the war. About 140,000 people in Hiroshima were killed by the bombing by the end of that year. The war left approximately 3.1 million Japanese dead. The Emperor and Empress will fly to Hiroshima Airport on June 19. They plan to visit the Peace Memorial Park in the afternoon to lay flowers at the cenotaph dedicated to atomic bomb victims. The Imperial couple will view atomic bomb remnants displayed at a facility that opened in the park three years ago. They will also visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to see renovated exhibits, and talk with atomic-bomb survivors and others. On the following day, the Emperor and Empress will spend time at a nursing home for atomic bomb victims. Prior to that, they will be in Asaminami Ward, which was hit hard in 2014 by heavy rains and landslides. The couple will be briefed on reconstruction efforts as they inspect a dam built to prevent mudslides, and see exhibits at the Torrential Rain Disaster Memorial Center. Officials say the Emperor will visit alone if the Empress is not in good health.
