101 lawmakers visit Yasukuni for fall festival

101 lawmakers visit Yasukuni for fall festival

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe (2nd from R) and 100 other lawmakers from ruling and opposition parties visit the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 18 for its annual fall festival, just a day after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi paid a visit that sparked strong protests from China and South Korea.

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