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(2)Koizumi's Yasukuni visits ruled unconstitutional

(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.

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(3)Koizumi makes surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine

(3)Koizumi makes surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi meets reporters at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 21 after offering prayers to Japanese war dead, including 14 Class-A war criminals, enshrined there. Koizumi said he will not go to the shrine again in August. His visit to the shrine on Aug. 13, 2001, two days before the 56th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, drew strong protests from neighboring countries such as China and South Korea.

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