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Japan's Yasukuni shrine a symbol of haunting wartime legacy

By Linda Sieg
FILE PHOTO: People take pictures of blooming cherry blossoms at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - Seventy-five years after Japan's defeat in World War Two, Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for war dead is a potent symbol of the controversy that persists over the conflict's legacy in East Asia.

Here are some reasons why the shrine is a flashpoint in Japan's relations with China and the two Koreas.

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