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Japan PM Koizumi visits war shrine
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-08-15 09:17
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi puts on his shoes as he leaves the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo August 15, 2006. Koizumi paid his respects at the controversial shrine for war dead on Tuesday, the anniversary of his country's World War Two surrender, a parting shot sure to enrage neighbours China and South Korea. [Reuters]