Japan's emperor, empress to visit typhoon-hit Miyagi, Fukushima on Thurs.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit the northeastern Japan prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima on Thursday to offer encouragement to people affected by deadly Typhoon Hagibis in mid-October, according to the Imperial Household Agency.The couple will make their first visit to a disaster-hit area since the May 1 enthronement of the emperor, the agency said Monday. The typhoon ripped through a wide area of Japan, leaving more than 90 people dead.They will fly to Miyagi aboard a special plane from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Thursday morning and move to the town of Marumori by a Self-D…READ FULL ARTICLE