Japan Ministers Visit Tokyo War Shrine Amid Spat With China
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Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited a shrine in Tokyo seen throughout much of Asia as a symbol of wartime aggression, in a move that may further strain ties with China hurt by a maritime territorial dispute.
Transport Minister Yuichiro Hata and Postal Reform Minister Mikio Shimoji paid their respects at Yasukuni shrine during its autumn festival today, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said. The visit came a day after a similar visit by main opposition Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe sparked protests from China.