Shinjiro Koizumi (R), Japanese lawmaker [Getty Images]

Shinjiro Koizumi (R), Japanese lawmaker and son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, leaves the controversial Yasukuni shrine after honouring the dead on the 67th anniversary of Japan's surrender from World War II, in Tokyo on August 15, 2012. Jin Matsubara on August 15 visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, seen by neighbouring nations as a symbol of the country's militaristic past. AFP PHOTO / YOSHIKAZU TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/GettyImages)

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