TOKYO - Visits by Cabinet ministers and lawmakers to a shrine honoring Japan's war dead, including 14 World War II leaders convicted of atrocities, signal Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determination to pursue a more nationalist agenda after months of focusing on the economy.]]>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:55:59 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/03e24f66358a428295ed114e12e9de2c/AS--Japan-War-Shrinehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/03e24f66358a428295ed114e12e9de2c/AS--Japan-War-Shrine

TOKYO - Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledge Japan's militaristic past.]]>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:28:38 -0400