Friday, August 04, 2006

Yasukuni: Shinzo Abe visited in April

The leading candidate to be next Japan's Prime Minister, current Japanese cabinet secretary Shinzo Abe visited Yasukuni Shrine in April.

Even it was found out recently, it certainly stirs up the hot debated Yasukuni issue again, just before the August 15th, when all eyes will be on Yasukuni Shrine, the date when Japan was officially defeated in the WWII, and push the Yasukuni issue further become a topic when voting for next prime minister to succeed Junichiro Koizumi.

China hasn't put out a statement regarding this news, which is unusual considering China's strong position against Japan top three officials(PM, FM, and Cabinet Secretary) visit Yasukuni Shrine.

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