Japan’s Abe Emphasizes Reconciliation at World War II Memorial
The prime minister says his top foreign policy priority is to draw the U.S. and Japan even closer.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands after placing a wreath at the National World War II Memorial April 29, 2015, in Washington, DC.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Washington’s World World II Memorial, a stop meant to emphasize the reconciliation that allowed two former enemies to become close partners in world affairs.
Abe laid a wreath Wednesday at the memorial’s Freedom Wall, which has 4,048 gold stars, each representing 100 American military personnel who died during the war seven decades ago. The inscription reads, “Here we mark the price of freedom.”