Rightists block protesters from entering Yasukuni Shrine

Rightists block protesters from entering Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Rightists stand face to face with police at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15. About 200 people including South Koreans demanding their relatives be removed from a list of war dead honored at the shrine were involved in a scuffle with the rightists who stopped them from entering the shrine to stage a protest.

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