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European right-wing politicians visit Tokyo’s war shrine (AFP)

August 14th, 2010

French National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen visits Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, on August 14, a day before the 65th anniversary of Japan's surrender in WWII. European right-wing politicians joined a Shinto ritual at the shrine's main sanctuary.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - European right-wing politicians, including French National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, visited a controversial war shrine in Tokyo on Saturday ahead of the anniversary of Japan’s surrender.


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