(2)Koizumi's Yasukuni visits ruled unconstitutional
FUKUOKA, Japan - One of plaintiffs speaks at a press conference after the Fukuoka District Court ruled April 7 that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo are unconstitutional. The decision was handed down in a suit filed by 211 plaintiffs in the Kyushu region who claimed the premier's visit to the Shinto shrine on Aug. 13, 2001, violated the constitutional separation of state and religion.
- Product Code
- ILEA001102438
- Registered date
- 2004/4/07 00:00:00
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- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- 2004 Kyodo News
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- 1864 × 1228 pixel
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- 532.56(KB)*
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