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Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups

  • Written by Kaitlyn Ugoretz, PhD Candidate, East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, University of California Santa Barbara
imagePeople line up to pay their respects before the funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on July 12, 2022, at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo.AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

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