Tokyo, Japan - 12 November 1996 The Yasakuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan,is a controversial place. It remembers Japan's Imperial war dead, and houses many

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Tokyo, Japan - 12 November 1996 The Yasakuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan,is a controversial place. It remembers Japan's Imperial war dead, and houses many war criminals. Annual celebrations here cause much ire and political friction in countries invaded and brutalised by Japan in World War 2, in particular China and Korea. This the shrine's imposing main entrance, adorned with Chrysanthemums, the symbol of the Emperor.

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