Eighty-seven Japanese parliamentarians, including 10 in government posts, visited the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its spring festival Wednesday morning as part of a… ...full story at Japan Today
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| 16 Jul 08 |
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Yasukuni Shrine Matsuri 08" »
YouTube video Video taken on the 16th July 08' at the Yasukuni Shrine Matsuri. Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the kami (spirits) of soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. |
| 22 Apr 09 |
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87 Diet members turn out for Yasukuni festival » Japan Times Eighty-seven Diet members, including 11 in government posts, visited Yasukuni Shrine during its spring festival Wednesday as part of a biannual group event. The move came a day after Prime Minister Taro Aso admitted making an offering for the... |
| 15 Aug 09 |
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Politics › Koizumi, Abe among lawmakers to visit Yasukuni Shrine » Japan Today Former prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe visited the war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday morning on the 64th anniversary of the end of World… |
| 07 Oct 08 |
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Politics › Aso fails to clarify whether he will visit Yasukuni Shrine » Japan Today Prime Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday he will not make public whether or not he will visit the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. ''I will… |
| 23 Apr 07 |
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39 LDP, DPJ lawmakers pay visit to Yasukuni Shrine » Japan Times A large group of Diet members, including two in senior government posts, from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan visited Yasukuni Shrine on Monday,... Read more . . . |
| 20 Oct 09 |
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54 lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine » Japan Times Dozens of lawmakers from across party lines visited Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday during its annual autumn festival. No one from Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet took part in the visit by 54 Diet members, who were headed by Hidehisa Otsuji, chairman... |
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