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Obama makes historic visit to Hiroshima. It's really a amazing facts
Obama has hailed the “great alliance” between the United States and Japan ahead of his visit to Hiroshima.
“We are reaffirming one of the greatest alliances in the world between Japan and the United States,” he told troops at a base in Iwakuni in the west of the country, AFP reports.
The US has around 47,000 personnel stationed in Japan as part of a security alliance that arose from American occupation in the aftermath of World War II.
“We can never forget that we have to honour all of those who have given everything for our freedom,” he told a crowd of uniformed men and women to huge cheers. “I am very proud of you.”
“This is an opportunity to honour the memory of all who were lost in WWII,” he said.
“It’s a testament to how even the most painful divides can be bridged. How two nations can become not just partners but the best of friends.”
Ahead of his visit to Hiroshima, Obama visited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to meet with members of the U.S. military, amid long-simmering resentments in Japan over the U.S. military presence in the country.
At a joint press conference late Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe railed against an alleged murder committed by an American civilian worker stationed on Okinawa, the southern Japanese island that houses a massive U.S. military presence.
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