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2013/01/09

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photoJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, on Jan. 7 (Pool)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling party kicked off their first full working day of 2013 on Jan.7 by singing the national anthem, seen by critics as a symbol of past imperialism and militarism.

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