(2)Koizumi makes surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine

(2)Koizumi makes surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L), accompanied by an unidentified Shinto priest, leaves the main sanctuary of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 21 after paying homage to the war dead enshrined there. It was the second time Koizumi has paid homage at Yasukuni, which also honors 14 Class-A war criminals, since he became premier in April last year.

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