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PALAU

JAPAN / History
Apr 8, 2015
War and peace: a brief history of Palau
Following is a list of key events related to Palau and the visit this week by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to mourn the war dead:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015
Emperor arrives in Palau to commemorate WWII victims
Emperor Akihito arrived Wednesday in the Pacific island nation of Palau, where he will visit a World War II battlefield, the latest journey in his efforts to soothe the wounds of the conflict that still haunts Asia 70 years after its end.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 7, 2015
Lucky break saved Japanese veteran during fierce WWII battle in Palau
Japan fought an "unwinnable" war against the United States, a 93-year-old Japanese veteran said in recalling the fierce World War II battle that killed his army comrades in Palau.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 6, 2015
Paradise lost: War brought hell, starvation to Japanese immigrants in Palau
"If the war had been prolonged for half a year, all Japanese immigrants would have starved to death," Zensho Kinjo says of the situation faced by Japanese settlers in Palau toward the end of World War II in 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2015
Battle of Palau survivors' group in Gunma to disband
Japan's largest association of war-bereaved from the Battle of Peleliu, one of the islands of Palau, will disband next spring because its aging membership is shrinking, members said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 26, 2015
Japan begins search for remains of WWII soldiers on Palau
The central government has started searching for the remains of Japanese soldiers who died in the fighting during World War II on Peleliu Island, Palau, ahead of a planned visit to the West Pacific island by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko next month.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2015
Emperor, Empress meet Palau battle veterans ahead of visit
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met with two survivors of the battle for Peleliu Island on Sunday ahead of the Imperial Couple's visit to Palau early next month, the Imperial Household Agency said.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2015
Imperial Couple to visit Palau in April for war anniversary
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will go to the West Pacific island nation of Palau on April 8 for a two-day official visit to commemorate the souls of the war dead and pray for peace to mark 70 years since the end of World War II, the government announced Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2014
Palau President Remengesau seeks visit by Emperor, Empress in 2015
Palauan President Tommy Remengesau said Thursday his nation would welcome a possible visit by the Emperor and Empress next year in honor of the more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died there during World War II. The South Pacific island nation was the scene of one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2014
Nippon Foundation donates ferry to Palau
The Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Nippon Foundation has donated a small passenger ferry to the Pacific island nation of Palau after one sank in a typhoon in December 2012.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2014
Abe eyes summit with Palau leader by next spring
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering holding a summit with Palau President Tommy Remengesau by next spring in Japan, ahead of the planned visit to the Pacific island country by the Emperor and Empress, government sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 9, 2013
Nagoya landlord-envoy keeps Pacific island state in public eye
Passengers on the Tokaido Shinkansen can see the office sign for the state of Ngeremlengui in the Republic of Palau as the train rolls through Nagoya.
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