Japans Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko get out of their car, as they board a special flight for a visit to Palau, at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on Wednesday. Emperor Akihito heads on Wednesday for the island nation of Palau where he will visit a World War TWo battlefield, the latest journey in his efforts to soothe the wounds of a conflict that haunts Asia seventy years after its end. |