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TOKYO — An explosion Monday damaged a public restroom at a controversial shrine in Tokyo that honors Japanese war dead, with police suspecting foul play. No one was injured. The Yasukuni shrine, which ...

TOKYO (AP) — More than 100 Japanese lawmakers paid respects Wednesday at a Tokyo shrine that honors Japan’s war dead, including World War II leaders, but Cabinet ministers and Prime Minister Shinzo ...

A blue sheet covers a stone pillar on which graffiti was found at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands packed a 1,300-year-old Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo on Wednesday, the first official working day of 2017 in Japan, to pray for good luck and economic success in the new ...

TOKYO — Every Aug. 15, the normally serene Yasukuni shrine in the center of Tokyo becomes the setting for a stakeout. The watchers are Japan’s media. And they’re watching for politicians, keeping ...

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TOKYOTOKYO — In the steamy heat of mid-August, the tranquil, cherry tree-shaded grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in the heart of Tokyo seem an unlikely hotbed of provocation. But visits by senior Japanese ...