Defence Minister Koizumi’s visit to the Yasukuni Shrine comes on the 81st anniversary of Japan’s surrender in WWII.

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Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has visited a shrine paying tribute to the country’s war dead, drawing rebukes from China and South Korea.

Koizumi paid his respects at Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, on the 81st anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the second world war.