S. Korean foreign minister criticizes Yasukuni visit

S. Korean foreign minister criticizes Yasukuni visit

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon (3rd from L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (2nd from R) are in talks at the Foreign Ministry's guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 27. Ban harshly criticized Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's recent visit to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine.

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