Japanese Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and Empress Kojun (Nagako Kuni) meet US Presidnet Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. Workers arrange a red carpet as a Japan Air Lines plane taxies on the runway. Japanese emperor and Empress disembark from the plane. Pat and Richard Nixon welcome them and shake hands. The dignitaries review honor guard. A military band plays and marches at the runway.
Japanese Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and Empress Kojun meet US President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, United States. The dignitaries walk towards a platform near the terminal building and address the press and gathered audience. Nixon speaks at the platform. Pat Nixon and Emperor Showa stand by him. President Nixon invites Emperor Showa who takes a paper out and addresses the press. The dignitaries step down from the platform.
Japanese Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun meeting with US President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon in Alaska, United States. The dignitaries walk at a garden during night and then move inside a guest house. The US and Japanese national flags at the building. Soldiers on alert outside the building.
Japanese Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun meeting with US President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon in Anchorage Alaska, United States. The dignitaries sit and talk in a conference room. Press reporters take photographs and video recording of the meeting. Empress Kojun (Nagako Kuni) smiles during the meeting and is wearing a hat.
Japanese Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and Empress Kojun concluding their meeting with US President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon at Anchorage Alaska, in the United States. The dignitaries walk out of a conference room and inspect honor guards. Japanese Emperor and Empress walk on a carpet and board a Japan Air Lines plane at Elmendorf Air Force Base. They wave hands towards the dignitaries and crowd arrives to farewell them. The plane runs on the runway. A limousine with the US and Japanese flags which drove the dignitaries to the airport.