Japan minister Arimura visits controversial Yasukuni Shrine

Japan minister Arimura visits controversial Yasukuni Shrine

Haruko Arimura, Japan's minister in charge of women's empowerment, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on April 23, 2015, in Tokyo. Earlier in the day Eriko Yamatani, head of the National Public Safety Commission and minister in charge of disaster management, also visited the shrine. The visits are likely to infuriate Japan's neighbors who suffered Japanese aggression before and during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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