(2) 79 lawmakers including Takebe visit Yasukuni for fall festiv

(2) 79 lawmakers including Takebe visit Yasukuni for fall festiv

TOKYO, Japan - Seventy-nine lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties, including Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe (R), visit Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Oct. 19 for its annual fall festival. ''I often visit the shrine when I'm off. It is my natural desire to pay homage at the shrine,'' Takebe told reporters after the visit. (Kyodo)

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