Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited a shrine in Darwin, Australia, commemorating the deaths of 80 Japanese submariners in waters near the city in World War II.
Abe arrived in Darwin on Friday for meetings with Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, becoming the first leader of Japan to visit the northern port city since it was bombed by Japanese forces in 1942.
After laying a wreath with Morrison to remember the 240 people estimated to have died in the Darwin bombings, Abe on Saturday honored servicemen from his own country killed in a lesser-known incident, at a memorial for the Japanese submarine I-124.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands next to his wife Akie during a ceremony at a memorial of the 80-crew Japanese submarine I-124, which was sunk off Darwin in January 1942, in Darwin, Australia Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (David MoirPool Photo via AP)
The sub was sunk in January 1942, during an attempted attack and remains on the seabed. Darwin was bombed a month later.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, addresses the sailors during a ship tour of the Japan Coast Guard vessel Echigo at Fort Hill Wharf in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (Michael FranchiPool Photo via AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, addresses the sailors during a ship tour of the Japan Coast Guard vessel Echigo at Fort Hill Wharf in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (Michael FranchiPool Photo via AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the sailors during a ship tour of the Japan Coast Guard vessel Echigo at Fort Hill Wharf in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (Michael FranchiPool Photo via AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, arrives at a memorial of the 80-crew Japanese submarine I-124, which was sunk off Darwin in January 1942, in Darwin, Australia Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (Glenn CampbellPool Photo via AP)
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second right, stands next to his wife Akie, second left, during a ceremony at a memorial of the 80-crew Japanese submarine I-124, which was sunk off Darwin in January 1942, in Darwin, Australia Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 (David MoirPool Photo via AP)
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, makes a speech while he and his wife Akie Abe take a tour of the Japanese Coast Guard ship Echigo in Darwin, Australia Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft, Pool)
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech while he and his wife Akie Abe take a tour of the Japanese Coast Guard ship Echigo in Darwin, Australia Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft, Pool)
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, speaks while he and his wife Akie Abe take a tour of the Japanese Coast Guard ship Echigo in Darwin, Australia Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft, Pool)