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Japan marks the 72en anniversary of its surrender in World War II, or the end of the War, on August 15, 2017. Many people, including ultra nationalists as well as the persons whose relatives were killed during the World War II, participate in the anniversary at the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo. Yasukuni enshrines more than 2,466,000 divinities, or spirits of the dead, including war criminals, so that it becomes very controversial.

Japan marks the 72en anniversary of its surrender in World War II, or the end of the War, on August 15, 2017. Many people, including ultra nationalists as well as the persons whose relatives were killed during the World War II, participate in the anniversary at the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo. Yasukuni enshrines more than 2,466,000 divinities, or spirits of the dead, including war criminals, so that it becomes very controversial.