Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine in last defiant gesture

Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine in last defiant gesture

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) walks to the exit after visiting Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, the 61st anniversary of the end of World War II.

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