Croniques del Bernat

Again Mr Koizumi and his particular view of the things...
Reform the post and stop going to the shrine. Easy? Not for him.

Japan Today - News - Koizumi says he doesn't understand why shrine visits unconstitutional - Japan's Leading International News Network: "Koizumi says he doesn't understand why shrine visits unconstitutional

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Friday, September 30, 2005 at 15:56 JST
TOKYO — Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Friday he believes his visits to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo do not violate the Constitution, following a high court decision earlier in the day that ruled several of his past visits unconstitutional.

'I do not think my paying homage at Yasukuni violates the Constitution,' he told a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee. 'I am not paying visits as an official duty. I have difficulty in understanding why they violate the Constitution,' he said."