Lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine en masse

Lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine en masse

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties line up to offer prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, the 62nd anniversary of the end of World War II. The Shinto shrine is dedicated to Japan's war dead.

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