Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko traveled Friday with Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the central Japan city of Shizuoka, part of a visit marking next year's 150th anniversary of bilateral relations between the two countries.It is the Spanish king's first visit to Japan since he ascended the throne in 2014. During the trip, the state guests and the imperial couple are scheduled to observe a historical western clock presented by then-Spanish king Felipe III to the Tokugawa shogunate founder Tokugawa Ieyasu in the 1600s.They left Tokyo station by shinkansen bullet trai…READ FULL ARTICLE
