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Will Japan PM Yasuo Fukuda Visit the Yasukuni Shrine in 2008?
cm2007 ( Score Rank: User did not make predictions in the last 30 days ) cm2007  |  closed on 31-Dec-2008 (325 days ago)
On Apr 22, dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid respects at a war shrine seen by Asian neighbors as an antagonistic symbol of Tokyo's militaristic past, one day after leaders of Japan and South Korea urged an end to disputes over their history. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda did not attend, but such visits have long strained Tokyo's relations with some other countries who say the action defends Japan's pre-1945 militarism. The pilgrimage marking an annual spring festival comes at a sensitive time - the day after the South Korean president's visit and only two weeks before a planned trip by the Chinese president.

China and South Korea have demanded Japanese leaders refrain from making Yasukuni visits. Japan's relations with the two countries have plunged to their lowest during Junichiro Koizumi's 2001-2005 prime ministership over his repeated visits.
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  1. inb9190 inb9190 575 days ago
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    For Japan, it's more important to cooperate with China and Korea. The right-wing politicians are not widely supported now in Japan.
  2. cm2007 cm2007 577 days ago
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    Likely after the visit of Chinese president, the Japanese PMs are always stressed by the traditional right-wing parties. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was just there Monday for talks with Fukuda. Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit is scheduled for May 6-10, the first by a Chinese president in a decade. The symbolic meaning of recent visit of Yasukuni Shrine is obvious - Japanese is strong and fully independent from Korean and Chinese influence.
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