Japan PM Ishiba to Visit Iwo Jima Sat.

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will visit Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, on Saturday to attend an event to honor soldiers who died in the fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago. Ishiba will be the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit the island since then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in April 2013. "I want to thi...

Japan PM Ishiba to Visit Iwo Jima Sat.
Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will visit Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, on Saturday to attend an event to honor soldiers who died in the fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago. Ishiba will be the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit the island since then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in April 2013. "I want to thi...