(4)Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Aug. 13 Kyodo - The precincts of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo are jammed Aug. 13 with people hoping to see Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visit the shrine to pay homage to Japan's war dead enshrined there. Koizumi made the visit shortly after 4:30 p.m., becoming the first serving prime minister in five years to pay his respects at the Shinto shrine.

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