South Korea visit left as unfinished business for new emperor

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito visited 36 countries during his 30-year reign, many more than the eight to which his predecessor traveled, but South Korea was one significant omission from the list, leaving unfinished business for his just-enthroned son Emperor Naruhito.In 1992, former Emperor Akihito became the first Japanese monarch to visit China, which suffered from Japanese military aggression before and during World War II, but he never set foot on the Korean Peninsula, which was under Japan's colonial rule from 1910 to 1945.The Japanese government was cautious about a visit by the em…READ FULL ARTICLE