Japanese minister visits controversial shrine to mark end of World War II | The World Wars News

Japan marks 80 years since Emperor Hirohito announced his country’s surrender to Allied forces.

A Japanese cabinet minister was among thousands of people to visit a controversial war memorial in Tokyo as Japan marks 80 years since the end of World War II.

Agricultural Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday paid his respects at the Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japan’s militaristic past.

He was joined by dozens of national and local politicians from the far-right “Japan First” Sanseito…

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