War Dead Shrine

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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 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 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.

• 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.

• Japan PM Shinzo Abe Sends Offering to Yasukuni Shrine for War Dead

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Friday, a move that might complicate his push for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to improve frayed ties between the world's second and third-biggest economies.

• Japanese Ministers Visit War Dead Shrine on Anniversary of World War II Defeat

  Japanese cabinet ministers paid their respects at a Tokyo shrine seen as a symbol of past militarism on Friday and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also sent an offering, moves likely to anger Asian neighbours and put at risk attempts to improve regional ties.

• China media condemns Japan PM for paying homage to "devils"

  Chinese newspapers denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, describing his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine for Japan's war dead as paying homage to "devils" and warning that China could crush "provocative militarism".

• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits shrine for war dead; China, South Korea angered

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a shrine on Thursday that is seen by critics as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime aggression, infuriating China and South Korea.

• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine for war dead

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Thursday, a move likely to anger Asian neighbours China and South Korea.

• Japan marks World War II surrender anniversary

  Japan marked the 68th anniversary of its surrender in World War II with somber ceremonies Thursday and visits by senior politicians to a shrine honoring 2.5 million war dead that remains a galling reminder of its colonial and wartime aggression.