Japanese Emperor Akihito to visit Saipan

SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - JUNE 28: The Banzai Cliff war memorial is seen on June 28, 2005 in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. The Banzai is one of the two locations where Japanese committed suicide on the north end of the island when hundreds of Japanese civilian and soldiers chose to jump to their death instead of being captured by the Americans. Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko 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. It is their first trip to overseas battlefield. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)