Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko postponed to Friday their visit to Ehime and Hiroshima prefectures to meet victims of July's torrential rains that triggered deadly flooding and landslides in western Japan, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday.The imperial couple had planned the trip for Thursday, but bad weather in the affected region forced them to push back their schedule, the agency said.During the day trip on Friday, the emperor and empress are expected to console people living in temporary housing in the city of Seiyo in Ehime before moving to the city of Kure in Hiroshima t…READ FULL ARTICLE
