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Tokyo, Aug 15 (EFE/EPA).-Two Japanese government ministers visited the controversial Shinto shrine of Yasukuni in Tokyo on Saturday, on the 76th anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II.The shrine is considered by many to be a symbol that glorifies the country's imperial past.(Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA)SHOT LIST: 76TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIONS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

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