NEW DELHI – Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, in a rare overseas trip, are scheduled to begin a tour of the Indian cities of New Delhi and Chennai on November 30. The imperial couple’s weeklong visit is likely to mark a defining moment in Indo-Japanese relations, fostering closer economic and security ties between Asia’s two leading democracies as they seek a pluralistic, stable Asian order.
新德里—日本明仁天皇和皇后美智子将罕见地出国访问，于11月30日来到印度城市新德里和金奈。天皇夫妇为期一周的出访有可能标志着印日关系的里程碑，在亚洲两大民主国家间塑造更紧密的经济和安全联系，寻求更加多元、稳定的亚洲秩序。