Person: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi

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Fire at home of PM's critic on day of Japan war shrine visit

The house and office of a politician critical of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to a war shrine burned down today, police said.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2006

S Korean minister drops Japan visit over shrine row

South Korea’s foreign minister today said it was inappropriate for him to travel to Japan now because of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s recent visit to a controversial war shrine, scuttling tentative plans for talks in Tokyo later this month.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2005

World Cup: Japan to bar entry of hooligans during finals

Japan will revise a domestic law in a move to bar soccer hooligans from entering the country during next year’s World Cup, a government official said today.

Thu, 18 Oct, 2001

South Korean students hold anti-Japanese protest

Hundreds of students in South Korea have burned Japanese flags in protest over Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to a Tokyo war memorial shrine.

Tue, 14 Aug, 2001