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Unresolved WW II Bitterness Inflames China, Japan Tensions

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On Friday, Japan commemorated the 69th anniversary of Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of impending surrender to the Allies, bringing to an end the most destructive war in history. Two Japanese cabinet ministers and 80 politicians marked the occasion by visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which commemorates the country’s war dead. Japan lost approximately three million people in the conflict. The government’s visit, which included a symbolic offering sent by Japanese...

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