Former Prime Minister Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine

Former Prime Minister Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi emerges from Yasukuni Shrine after paying a visit to the Shinto shrine dedicated to the war-dead on Aug. 15, the 63rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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