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Japan's Defence Minister Visits Controversial Shrine After Pearl Harbor Trip
Japan's defence minister visited a controversial shrine to Japan's war dead on Thursday, just after accompanying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a historic visit to Pearl Harbor, where Japan's attack brought the United States into World War II.
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Japan Lawmakers' Group Visits Yasukuni Shrine For War Dead
Dozens of Japanese members of parliament visited Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Tuesday to mark an autumn festival at the shrine, seen in China and the two Koreas as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.
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Japan PM Abe Sends Offering To War Shrine
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine on Monday but did not visit, possibly avoiding an angry reaction from China and South Korea.
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Japanese First Lady Visits Tokyo War Shrine
Japanese first lady Akie Abe said she has again visited the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo, posting photos of the site on the same day Japan and South Korea struck a landmark agreement on wartime sex slaves.
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Japan Prosecutors Indict South Korean After Shrine Blast: Reports
Japanese prosecutors today charged a South Korean two weeks after he was arrested for alleged illegal entry into the controversial Yasukuni war shrine before it was hit by a small explosion, local media reported.
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Japan Arrests South Korean Man Over War Shrine Explosion: Reports
Japanese police today arrested a South Korean in connection with a small explosion that struck the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo last month, according to reports.
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Japan Says PM Sent War Shrine Offering as Individual, but China Unhappy
Japan said today that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was acting in a private capacity when he sent a ritual offering to a shrine for war dead, seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism by many in Asia, but China said he was wrong to do so.
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Japan Prime Minister Offers Gift to Tokyo War Shrine
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today made a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's militarist past.
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China Slams Japan After Shinzo Abe's Wife Visits War Shrine
China today hit out at Japan after the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, saying the country should "deeply reflect" on its history of aggression.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe Sends Ritual Offering to Yasukuni Shrine on World War 2 Anniversary
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to a shrine for war dead on Saturday, the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War Two defeat, but had not made a personal visit to the shrine, seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime militarism.
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What Japan Has Said in the Past About its War Record
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday will make a statement just ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Visit US World War II Memorial
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to make a deeply symbolic visit to Washington's World War II memorial next week, hoping to assuage stinging criticism about his stance on Japan's brutal past.
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Political Tensions Behind China-Japan Economic Issues: Beijing's Commerce Ministry
Political tensions are partly to blame for Japanese investment in China recording its biggest fall for almost a quarter of a century, Beijing's commerce ministry said Thursday.
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Japan Minister Visits War Dead Shrine Day After Shinzo Abe Sends Offering
A Japanese cabinet member visited a shrine for war dead on Saturday a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prompted angry responses from China and South Korea by sending a ritual offering there.
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China Angry Over Japan Lawmakers Visiting World War II Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to a controversial war shrine on Friday as 100 lawmakers paid their respects there in a move Beijing said ratcheted up regional tensions.
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Japan's Defence Minister Visits Controversial Shrine After Pearl Harbor Trip
Japan's defence minister visited a controversial shrine to Japan's war dead on Thursday, just after accompanying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a historic visit to Pearl Harbor, where Japan's attack brought the United States into World War II.
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Japan Lawmakers' Group Visits Yasukuni Shrine For War Dead
Dozens of Japanese members of parliament visited Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Tuesday to mark an autumn festival at the shrine, seen in China and the two Koreas as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.
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Japan PM Abe Sends Offering To War Shrine
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine on Monday but did not visit, possibly avoiding an angry reaction from China and South Korea.
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Japanese First Lady Visits Tokyo War Shrine
Japanese first lady Akie Abe said she has again visited the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo, posting photos of the site on the same day Japan and South Korea struck a landmark agreement on wartime sex slaves.
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Japan Prosecutors Indict South Korean After Shrine Blast: Reports
Japanese prosecutors today charged a South Korean two weeks after he was arrested for alleged illegal entry into the controversial Yasukuni war shrine before it was hit by a small explosion, local media reported.
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Japan Arrests South Korean Man Over War Shrine Explosion: Reports
Japanese police today arrested a South Korean in connection with a small explosion that struck the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo last month, according to reports.
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Japan Says PM Sent War Shrine Offering as Individual, but China Unhappy
Japan said today that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was acting in a private capacity when he sent a ritual offering to a shrine for war dead, seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism by many in Asia, but China said he was wrong to do so.
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Japan Prime Minister Offers Gift to Tokyo War Shrine
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today made a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's militarist past.
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China Slams Japan After Shinzo Abe's Wife Visits War Shrine
China today hit out at Japan after the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, saying the country should "deeply reflect" on its history of aggression.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe Sends Ritual Offering to Yasukuni Shrine on World War 2 Anniversary
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to a shrine for war dead on Saturday, the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War Two defeat, but had not made a personal visit to the shrine, seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime militarism.
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What Japan Has Said in the Past About its War Record
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday will make a statement just ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Visit US World War II Memorial
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to make a deeply symbolic visit to Washington's World War II memorial next week, hoping to assuage stinging criticism about his stance on Japan's brutal past.
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Political Tensions Behind China-Japan Economic Issues: Beijing's Commerce Ministry
Political tensions are partly to blame for Japanese investment in China recording its biggest fall for almost a quarter of a century, Beijing's commerce ministry said Thursday.
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Japan Minister Visits War Dead Shrine Day After Shinzo Abe Sends Offering
A Japanese cabinet member visited a shrine for war dead on Saturday a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prompted angry responses from China and South Korea by sending a ritual offering there.
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China Angry Over Japan Lawmakers Visiting World War II Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to a controversial war shrine on Friday as 100 lawmakers paid their respects there in a move Beijing said ratcheted up regional tensions.
