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What is Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, linked to Japan’s wartime atrocities?

Source: Al Jazeera

Category: General

Region: Japan

Published: August 16, 2026 at 14:29

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About 2.5 million people, including Japanese war criminals who fought for the country, are enshrined at Yasukuni.

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