Internal affairs minister visits Yasukuni Shrine

Internal affairs minister visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo visits the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2013, to offer prayers during its annual autumn festival.

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