Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura denied Tuesday that ruling party lawmakers' actions have led cinemas not to screen a contentious documentary film on the war-related Yasukuni Shrine, and culture minister Kisaburo Tokai expressed regret over the... ...full story at Japan Times
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