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For decades Japan and its closest neighbors have tussled over what
lessons should be learnt from World War II.
South Korea and China, which still carry the scars of Japanese
aggression, want to ensure the legacy of the war is respected in
Japan's history textbooks.
Japan's Prime Minister unichiro Koizumi has angered Asian nations
by visiting a shrine honoring Japan's war dead including its executed
war criminals.
Meanwhile, street protests and lawsuits continue over the sufferings
of "comfort women" who were forced into sexual slavery during Japan's
colonial rule.
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