Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Hiroshima Prefecture on June 19 and 20 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II. A second bomb was dropped in Nagasaki three days later. The bombs forced the nation's surrender.

HIROSHIMA–Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki has invited new U.S. President Donald Trump to visit the prefectural capital in an effort toward nuclear disarmament and world peace.