South Korea to maintain tough anti-Yasukuni policy - Mainichi Daily News

" South Korea will refuse to hold summit talks with Japan's next prime minister if he visits Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine where the war dead, including Class-A war criminals, are enshrined, a senior official of the South Korean president's office said Wednesday. "Whoever becomes...

Why Japan will never go nuclear - Asia Times Online

" By Todd Crowell HUA HIN, Thailand - With Japan being urged to go nuclear to counter possible threats from North Korea, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi threw fuel on the fire on Tuesday by paying his official respects at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, a symbol to many of the...

Japan PM Visits Controversial War Shrine - Voice of America

" Junichiro Koizumi (l) trails a Shinto priest as he visits Yasukuni Shrine Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has visited a controversial war shrine to mark the 61st anniversary of the end of World War II. The pilgrimage to the Yasukuni Shrine Tuesday angered China...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...