Cabinet minister visits war-linked shrine

Cabinet minister visits war-linked shrine

Seiichi Eto (front), Japanese minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, visits the war-linked Yasukuni shrine on Oct. 17, 2019, becoming the first Cabinet minister to do so in over two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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