TOKYO – Pope Francis, whose aim is to bring an anti-nuclear message to Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the world’s only cities to suffer atomic bombing, arrived in Japan on Saturday for the second leg of a week-long Asian trip.
After a low-key reception at the airport he immediately went to the Vatican embassy to address the bishops of Japan. The pope’s official welcome will be on Monday.
Francis will say two Masses, one in Nagasaki and one in Tokyo.
En route to Japan, the papal plane flew over Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese airspace and the pope sent messages to their respective leaders as part of the customary diplomatic protocol. (Reuters)
