Naoto Kan Honored America’s War Dead
A flashback to April, when then Finance Minister Naoto Kan made a rare visit to memorial for America’s war dead (an event that largely passed under the radar of most news watchers):
Kan visited Arlington cemetery outside Washington and offered flowers at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Japanese prime ministers or defense ministers are usually the ones to offer flowers at Arlington when they visit the United States. It is rare for someone in Kan’s position to do so.
Kan said people who created and protected the United States are buried at the cemetery, and that he came to pay his respects to the deceased. He described the visit as a memorable one.
In recent years, Prime Ministers Abe and Aso made similar visits to Arlington.
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