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TOPSHOT - A poster depicting Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Japanese wartime imperial flag is taped next to the feet (top) of a "comfort woman" statue before a protest to mark the 86th anniversary of the 'Mukden Incident' in Hong Kong on September 18, 2017. The 'Mukden Incident' took place in 1931, when Japanese soldiers blew up a railway in Manchuria as a pretext to take control of the entire northeastern region a few years before the outbreak of World War II. / AFP PHOTO / Anthony WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)