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Abe skips visit to Yasukuni Shrine on war anniversary

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skipped a visit to Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday, the 73rd anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skipped a visit to Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday, the 73rd anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
He apparently gave consideration to China and South Korea, which regard the Tokyo shrine as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism and strongly oppose visits by Japanese leaders. For the second consecutive year, no minister of Abe’s cabinet made a visit to the shrine, which honors Class-A war criminals along with the war dead.

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