Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of end of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Hagiuda, the aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on behalf of Abe on Aug. 15, 2014, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Abe sent a ritual offering to the shrine, drawing criticism from China and South Korea.

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