Junichiro Koizumi
(January 1, 2004)
January 1, 2004, Tokyo, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in traditional formal attire visits Tokyo's Yasukuni Shinto Shrine. Built in 1869 under the Emperor Meiji, the controversial shrine venerates the souls of 2.5 million war dead, including hundreds of convicted war criminals, among them executed war-time leader Hideki Tojo. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-