TOKYO - AUGUST 15: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine to pay his respects for the war dead on August 15, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan marks the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II today. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

TOKYO - AUGUST 15: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine to pay his respects for the war dead on August 15, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan marks the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II today.

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  1. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, fomer Prime Ministers, Yasuo Fukuda, left, and Shinzo Abe, second from right, shout "Long live the emperor" as Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko make a public appearance for well-wishers during a special event to mark the 20th anniversary of the monarch's coronation to the throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
  2. Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (R) delivers a speech while attending the funeral of former finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa at a Tokyo temple on October 9, 2009. Japan's political world paid homage to Nakagawa as he was buried in Tokyo, regretting the passing of a life marked by bouts of drunken behaviour.

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