TOKYO (AP) — In the steamy heat of mid-August, the cherry-tree shaded grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in the heart of Tokyo seem an unlikely hotbed of provocation. But visits by senior Japanese government officials to the shrine, whose grounds also house a war...
Japan Shrine Still Flashpoint 68 Years After War
By ELAINE KURTENBACH
Associated, Charlotte Sun
Thu, 08/15/2013 - 2:30pm
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