Friday, June 09, 2006

Japanese emperor visits Singapore on Southeast Asian tour

Japan's Emperor Akihito and wife, Empress Michiko met with Singpaore's President S.R. Nathan and Mrs. Nathan during a state welcome Friday.

Japan's Emperor Akihito, left and Empress Michiko, are welcomed by Singapore's President S.R. Nathan and his wife Urmila on June 9, 2006.
Japan's Emperor Akihito, left and Empress Michiko, are welcomed by Singapore's President S.R. Nathan and his wife Urmila on June 9, 2006. Reuters photo from Yahoo News.

The Japanese Emperor and Empress are on a tour of Southeast Asia in which they will also visit Malaysia and Thailand. They have visited Singapore twice before in 1970 and 1981.

Japan recently has made overtures towards the formation of a pan-Asian trade forum. Singapore was the first nation that Japan signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with in 2002.


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