Forty-eight lawmakers visit Yasukuni

Agence France-Presse

• Japanese lawmakers visit war shrine
  Fri Oct 17, 3:10 am ET
  TOKYO (AFP) – Dozens of Japanese politicians visited Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni shrine to war dead on Friday, but new Prime Minister and past supporter Taro Aso stayed away, lawmakers' offices said. continued ...

GlobalTalk 21

• The Association of Diet Members Who Go to Yasukuni Together. Not... Much
  Friday, October 17, 2008
  This morning, members of the non-partisan Association of Diet Members Who Go to Yasukuni Together paid their respects at the Yasukuni Shrine on the occasion of the Autumn Seasonal Grand Ceremonies. 47 members attended, down from 67 in 2007 and 84 in 2006. Money quote, from Yoshinobu Shimamura, the Association Chairman: continued ...

Japan Probe

• Forty-eight lawmakers visit Yasukuni
  October 17th, 2008 by James [video link]
  Today was the first day of the Yasukuni Shrine’s autumn festival, so 48 lawmakers who are members of the nonpartisan “Let’s visit Yasukuni Shrine” group made a visit: continued ...


• Will Aso visit Yasukuni?
  October 8th, 2008 by James
  Next August 15th is a long time from now, but that doesn’t stop the press from speculating about whether or not Taro Aso will visit the Yasukuni Shrine as Prime Minister, and Aso does not feel like answering their questions: continued ...

The Japan Times

• 48 lawmakers pay Yasukuni visit
  Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008
  (Kyodo News) Three senior vice ministers, two parliamentary secretaries and one special adviser to Prime Minister Taro Aso were among 48 lawmakers who paid a group visit Friday to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine to attend its autumn festival. continued ...

Kyodo

• 48 lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine for annual autumn festival
  Oct 17 12:17 AM US/Eastern
  TOKYO, Oct. 17 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Three senior vice ministers, two parliamentary secretaries and one special adviser to Prime Minister Taro Aso were among the 48 lawmakers who paid a group visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo on Friday to attend the shrine's autumn festival. continued ...


• Aso fails to clarify whether he will visit Yasukuni Shrine
  Oct 7 05:55 AM US/Eastern
  TOKYO, Oct. 7 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Prime Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday he will not make public whether or not he will visit the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. continued ...