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Japanese Princess Ayako Gives Up Royal Status To Marry Commoner
Princess Ayako married commoner Kei Moriya on Monday at a traditional ceremony at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine, to become the latest female royal to leave Japan's imperial family.
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Japanese Man Kills Wife And Priestess Sister With Sword In Bizarre Family Feud
A Japanese man wielding a sword killed his sister, a Shinto priestess, on the grounds of a Tokyo shrine, then stabbed his wife to death before committing suicide, police and media said.
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South Korean Gets 4 Years For Tokyo Shrine Blast
A South Korean man was sentenced to four years in prison on tuesday for detonating a homemade pipe bomb at a controversial Tokyo war shrine.
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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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Police Arrest South Korean Suspect In Blast At Tokyo War Shrine
Police in Tokyo have arrested a South Korean man suspected of causing an explosion last month in a public restroom at a controversial shrine in Tokyo that honors Japanese war dead.
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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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Explosion Hits Controversial Tokyo War Shrine, No Injuries
A suspected explosive device damaged a bathroom at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Monday, but no one at the controversial war memorial was hurt, officials and news reports said.
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Top Japanese Ministers Visit Yasukuni War Shrine
High-ranking Japanese cabinet ministers made visits to the country's Yasukuni war shrine today, paying their respects at a site seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's militarist past.
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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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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Makes Ritual Offering at Yasukuni Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering on Tuesday to a controversial Tokyo shrine for war dead, a senior spokesman said, a day before he hopes to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a leaders' summit in Jakarta.
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Chinese Coastguard Vessels Patrol Disputed Waters
China has sent coastguard vessels to disputed waters in the East China Sea after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angered Beijing by sending a ritual offering to a Tokyo shrine that honours the dead from Japan's wars.
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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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Japanese Princess Ayako Gives Up Royal Status To Marry Commoner
Princess Ayako married commoner Kei Moriya on Monday at a traditional ceremony at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine, to become the latest female royal to leave Japan's imperial family.
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Japanese Man Kills Wife And Priestess Sister With Sword In Bizarre Family Feud
A Japanese man wielding a sword killed his sister, a Shinto priestess, on the grounds of a Tokyo shrine, then stabbed his wife to death before committing suicide, police and media said.
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South Korean Gets 4 Years For Tokyo Shrine Blast
A South Korean man was sentenced to four years in prison on tuesday for detonating a homemade pipe bomb at a controversial Tokyo war shrine.
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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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Police Arrest South Korean Suspect In Blast At Tokyo War Shrine
Police in Tokyo have arrested a South Korean man suspected of causing an explosion last month in a public restroom at a controversial shrine in Tokyo that honors Japanese war dead.
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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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Explosion Hits Controversial Tokyo War Shrine, No Injuries
A suspected explosive device damaged a bathroom at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Monday, but no one at the controversial war memorial was hurt, officials and news reports said.
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Top Japanese Ministers Visit Yasukuni War Shrine
High-ranking Japanese cabinet ministers made visits to the country's Yasukuni war shrine today, paying their respects at a site seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's militarist past.
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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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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Makes Ritual Offering at Yasukuni Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering on Tuesday to a controversial Tokyo shrine for war dead, a senior spokesman said, a day before he hopes to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a leaders' summit in Jakarta.
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Chinese Coastguard Vessels Patrol Disputed Waters
China has sent coastguard vessels to disputed waters in the East China Sea after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angered Beijing by sending a ritual offering to a Tokyo shrine that honours the dead from Japan's wars.
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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.
