High court rules Koizumi's Yasukuni visits unconstitutional

High court rules Koizumi's Yasukuni visits unconstitutional

OSAKA, Japan - Taiwanese plaintiffs protest in front of the Osaka High Court in Osaka on Sept. 30 against the court's rejection of their damages demands for what they say is their mental anguish caused by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine. The court ruled that Koizumi's visits ''official'' acts and ''religious activities'' done in violation of the Constitution that provides for the separation of state and religion. (Kyodo)

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