State minister Furuya visits Yasukuni Shrine

State minister Furuya visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya, state minister in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, leaves the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo after offering prayers on April 20, 2014. Furuya's visit came ahead of the shrine's annual spring festival from April 21.

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