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Pope Francis to visit Japan on Nov. 23-26 after trip to Thailand english.kyodonews.net

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KYODO NEWS - 7 hours ago - 20:30 | All, Japan, WorldPope Francis will visit Japan from Nov. 23 to 26, the Vatican said Friday, the first pontiff in nearly four decades to travel to the country.
The pope will arrive in Japan after his trip to Thailand from Nov. 20.
The last pope to visit Japan, John Paul II, also went to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1981.
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During a meeting at the Vatican in 2014, Abe asked Pope Francis to visit Japan.