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Description Japanese Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and Empress Kōjun (Nagako) meet US President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon at Anchorage International Airport on their way over to Europe on September 26, 1971. Although this was an unofficial meeting, it marked as the first time ever face-to-face meeting of the two countries' heads of state on throne/in office. The Emperor and the Empress would officially visit the US in 1975 and meet President and Mrs. Ford at the White House.
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