Person: Empress Michiko

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Japan remembers quake victims

People across Japan today remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world’s worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century.

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Japanese royal couple visit quake victims

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Clinton pledges suport for Japan

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Japan's Empress Michiko 'bleeding internally'

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New Zealand's Maori queen dies

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Emperor visits site of wartime mass suicide

Japanese emperor prays for war dead

Japan’s Emperor Akihito bowed deeply atop a Saipan cliff where his countrymen plunged to their deaths to avoid capture by US troops and – for the first time - paid his respects today to the Koreans killed on the tiny Pacific island in a key Second World War battle.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2005

Japanese Emperor returns to tree planting site

The Emperor and Empress of Japan today visited President Mary McAleese to see the progress of a tree the royal couple planted during their last trip to Ireland 20 years ago.

Mon, 09 May, 2005

Japanese royals to pay visit

The Emperor and Empress of Japan are set to visit Ireland next month, it emerged today.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2005