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Japan’s lawmakers visit war shrine despite protests from Seoul
By 윤민식Published : April 23, 2013 - 09:08
Japanese lawmakers visited controversial war shrine en masse Tuesday morning despite pouring criticism from South Korea and China.
According to Kyoto News Agency, 168 members of the Japanese parliament visited the Yasukuni Shrine that venerates top World War criminals.
Japan’s top officials, including Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso and National Public Safety Commission chairman Keiji Furuya paid visits to the shrine on Sunday. The visit triggered angry response from South Korea and China, with Seoul cancelling its foreign minister’s planned trip to Tokyo in protest.
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