Great that Kerry is.

in the Spring of 2015. To my knowledge, he did not make the stop, though he did make it to Washington where he addressed a joint session of Congress and formally apologized for his country starting the War.

The Emperor Akihito was the first Japanese leader to visit Pearl Harbor. He made the trip in March 2009.

That was a nasty, brutal war, filled with atrocities committed by both sides. It is not surprising that either country has been slow to make the very public moves of recognition and contrition.

I know that we all have heard that decision to use the bombs was partly based on concern that the war could go on for some time possibly costing more lives, and certainly costing more American ones.

Given that, I wonder if Kerry will just lay a wreath or whether he will give some statement. (Both Obama and Kerry in their careers have worked to reduce the number of nuclear weapons - but thinking about it, great care would have to be taken to not make any comments controversial. (Even ignoring that the far right finds anything either Obama or Kerry does as controversial - including having the positions they hold.)