Japanese PM unlikely to visit Yasukuni on war anniversary

Source: Xinhua  |   2008-8-5  |     ONLINE EDITION

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JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda implied today that he will not visit the Tokyo-based Yasukuni Shrine on August 15, the anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

In response to the question as to whether he is to visit the war-linked shrine, where 14 Class A war criminals are honored, Fukuda said "Look back on
my behavior in the past."

On a separate occasion, Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura answered a similar question, saying that he did not visit the shrine when he was Japan's
foreign minister and "that is the answer." 　


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