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Only 1 Cabinet member visits Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary

Minister for Okinawa affairs Sanae Takaichi was the only Cabinet member to visit Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday, the 62nd anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.

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