 | A woman covers her face after offering a prayer for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo August 15, 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two. At least two Japanese cabinet ministers were set to mark the 60th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two on Monday with visits to the shrine for the war dead, pilgrimages all but certain to anger China and South Korea. click to open  |
 | Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa leaves the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo after offering prayers to the war dead on the eve of the 60th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. The war shrine is at the center of tensions with China and South Korea. click to open |
 | US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura in Tokyo. The top US and Japanese diplomats agreed to cooperate jointly and oppose European Union moves to end a ban on selling arms to China imposed after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre click to open |
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