Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe leaves after visiting the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo August 15, 2009, to mark the 64th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe leaves after visiting the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo August 15, 2009, to mark the 64th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two.

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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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