Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo visits Yasukuni Shrine, the World War II-related Shinto shrine, in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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