Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Visits Controversial Shrine
![Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows a Shinto priest as he visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4F8753C3-3CFA-4CD4-B3B0-C26B1A81CC8A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows a Shinto priest as he visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2013.
![Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows beside a Shinto priest as he visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D94409ED-F022-45B5-864C-322D8FCE87C6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows beside a Shinto priest as he visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2013.
![Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1FFDE343-AAD8-4CE7-BC46-7A3B5055C3A9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2013.
![Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5FF2FE80-CCB9-4129-8D1B-BEA4CFE0A8C3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Dec. 26, 2013.