Court rejects demand to stop enshrining Koreans at Yasukuni

Court rejects demand to stop enshrining Koreans at Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean plaintiffs hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 25 after the Tokyo District Court rejected their demands that the state stop enshrining Korean war dead at Yasukuni Shrine and pay damages. (Kyodo)

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