Saipan, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Japanese Emperor Akihito, accompanied by Empress Michiko, smiles upon arrival at the Saipan ...
Japanese Emperor Akihito, accompanied by Empress Michiko, smiles upon arrival at the Saipan international airport. Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), accompanied by Empress Michiko (L) and the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Juan N. Babauta (R), smiles upon arrival at the Saipan international airport June 27, 2005. The monarch flew in to the U.S. territory of Saipan where some 43,000 Japanese soldiers and 12,000 Japanese civilians died in the fierce World War Two Battle of Saipan, in Akihito's first trip overseas to mourn the war dead - Japanese, islanders, and American, and islanders. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita/U.S. POOL