Widow of Hirohito Visits His Tomb
Empress Dowager Nagako, Emperor Hirohito’s widow, visited her husband’s tomb for the first time Wednesday in her first trip outside the Imperial Palace in nearly seven months, a palace official said.
The 86-year-old empress dowager rode in a passenger car from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to Hirohito’s hillside mausoleum in Hachioji about 30 miles away. She walked several yards to the tomb with the help of an aide. Emperor Hirohito died of cancer Jan. 7 at age 87. His widow did not attend the ceremonies because of ill health.
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