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Osaka Expo Subcontractors Protest Unpaid Work

Subcontractors working on eight overseas pavilions at Osaka's World Expo are protesting nonpayment, with some planning to sue GL Events Japan; the Osaka prefectural government considers it a private matter.

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Ishiba Expresses "Remorse" for WWII at 80th Anniversary Memorial

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed "remorse" for World War II at the 80th-anniversary memorial on August 15th, marking a departure from recent predecessors who avoided using the term; however, he did not issue a Cabinet statement, unlike previous anniversaries.

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Japanese Lawmakers Visit Yasukuni Shrine, Sparking Regional Tensions

A cross-party group of approximately 70 Japanese lawmakers visited the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday for its spring festival, despite criticism from China and South Korea due to the shrine's association with Japan's wartime past and the honoring of convicted war criminals.

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Yasukuni Shrine Visits Fuel Japan-Asia Tensions

Every August 15th, visits to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese officials to honor war dead, including 14 executed war criminals, spark outrage in China and South Korea due to Japan's historical revisionism and failure to formally apologize for wartime atrocities.

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Japan Marks 80 Years Since WWII Surrender Amidst Renewed Debate on War Remorse

Japan commemorated the 80th anniversary of its World War II surrender on August 15, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressing remorse, while other politicians visited the Yasukuni Shrine, causing tension with Asian neighbors who view it as a symbol of militarism.

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