Nguyen Thi Xuan, 92, married to former Japanese soldier, greets Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2-L) as they meet with family members of Japanese veterans living in Vietnam, at a hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Minh Hoang
HANOI (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito met the Vietnamese families of Japanese World War Two soldiers on Thursday on his first visit to Vietnam, one of many trips he has used to try to soothe the wounds of war.
Some 16 descendants of marriages between Vietnamese women and Japanese soldiers met Emperor Akihito, 83, and Empress Michiko, 82, including 94-year-old widow Nguyen Thi Xuan. Most of the family members were in their 60s.
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