Japanese Princess Aiko visited the mausoleums of Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun, her great-grandparents, in western Tokyo's Hachioji on Monday, to pay respects ahead of traveling to Laos next week on her first official overseas visit.Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will leave for Vientiane on Nov. 17 to meet Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith and attend events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Laos, before returning to Japan on Nov. 22.The itinerary of her trip also includes visits to an ex…READ FULL ARTICLE