Japanese Emperor Akihito Visits Saipan

SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - JUNE 28: Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko bow their heads in silent prayer at Saipan Banzai Cliff, or Puntan Sabaneta, on June 28, 2005 in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. Japan's Emperor and Empress are on a 2-day visit to Saipan to pay their respects to those who died in the Battle of Saipan, 60 years ago, between Japan and the United States and to mourn 43,000 Japanese soldiers and 12,000 civilians as well as fallen U.S. soldiers and islanders. It is their first trip to overseas battlefield. (Photo by Eriko Sugita-POOL/Getty Images)