February: Mr Abe and Visit Darwin

february: Australian PM Scott Morrison laid the wreath with Mr Abe, who is the first Japanese prime minister to visit Darwin which was bombed in February 1942 during World War II. Fittingly the Darwin Cenotaph overlooks the harbour where an estimated 242 Japanese aircraft attacked Darwin, killing about 240 people including some US defence members, according to Nine News Australia. Shinzo Abe and Scott Morrison laid wreaths at the Darwin Cenotaph, 77 years after Japan bombed the city. To improve your experience update it here News National World War Japan's Prime Minister visits the Darwin Cenotaph 77 years after bombing By AAP8 29pm Nov 16, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has laid a wreath at the Darwin Cenotaph overlooking the city's harbour nearly 77 years after Japan's military bombed it. AAP Mr Abe and Mr Morrison stood solemnly for a playing of the Last Post. Mr Abe and Mr Morrison walked together in Darwin's Bicentenntial Park to the cenotaph for a solemn military ceremony including the playing of the Last Post. AAP Darwin's harbour and airfields were key wartime bases for the allies with the air raids on February 19 the largest attack by a foreign power on mainland Australia and the first of more than 100 Japanese raids during the war. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.