Japan's emperor to make possibly final trip to Okinawa in late March

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will make a three-day visit to Okinawa from March 27 to commemorate victims of World War II, in what could be their final trip to the prefecture, the site of a major WWII battle, before the emperor's abdication, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.The imperial couple will stay in Naha, the capital of the southern island prefecture, and travel to Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni for the first time, according to the agency.The Okinawa trip was arranged as the couple strongly desired to visit the prefecture, which became a fierce battleground in …READ FULL ARTICLE