Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko returned to Japan on March 6, ending a weeklong trip to Vietnam and Thailand to promote goodwill and mourn the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
During the Imperial couple’s first trip to Vietnam as state guests, they met with Vietnamese family members of Japanese soldiers deployed in the region.
The meeting gave the couple the chance to speak with widows and descendants who faced discrimination and other hardships after the soldiers returned to Japan without them. (Kyodo)
天皇皇后両陛下は、ベトナムでの国際親善と、去年前国王が亡くなったタイでの弔問を終え、帰国した。ベトナムでは残留日本兵の妻や子供とも面会した。
The Japan Times ST: March 17, 2017