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Monday, August 15, 2016

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RITUAL OFFERING Abe opts against Aug. 15 visit to Yasukuni Shrine, sends offeringAugust 15, 2016 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave a cash offering Aug. 15. to pay for a branch of a sacred “sakaki” tree to be placed at Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines Japan's war dead along with 14 Class-A war criminals.
SEA OF JAPAN ISSUES Tokyo angered as S. Korean politicians visit disputed isletsAugust 15, 2016 Japan lodged a protest on Aug. 15 after 10 members of South Korea’s national assembly landed on the long-disputed Takeshima islets in the Sea of Japan.

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: Artist re-creates Nausicaa movie monsters from beach debris
: Abe opts against Aug. 15 visit to Yasukuni Shrine, sends offering
: Heat warps rail track in Kyushu, causing train delays of 2 hours

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