(3)Koizumi makes surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine

(3)Koizumi makes surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi meets reporters at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 21 after offering prayers to Japanese war dead, including 14 Class-A war criminals, enshrined there. Koizumi said he will not go to the shrine again in August. His visit to the shrine on Aug. 13, 2001, two days before the 56th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, drew strong protests from neighboring countries such as China and South Korea.

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