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1. China objects to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida's offering at Yasukuni Shrine.
   2024-04-22 11:37:22 (First version)
2. China objects to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's offering at Yasukuni Shrine.
   2024-04-23 02:28:54 (Update)
3. China objects to an offering that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday.
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