Emperor Hirohito of Japan Steps Foot On Foreign Soil (First Time!)
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August 19, 2015
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September 26, 1971: Emperor Hirohito becomes the first reigning monarch of Japan to step on foreign soil. President Nixon welcomed the Emperor at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska where he was given a formal welcome with full military honors. From the archives of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. #hirohito #history #ww2 #japan
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