Noch in den vergangenen Monaten hatte Premierminister Koizumi sich um bessere Beziehungen zu China bemüht, aber damit ist es nach seinem fünften Besuch im umstrittenen Yasukuni-Tempel wieder vorbei.
After a few months during which Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi ostensibly sought to improve his country’s relations with China, his fifth visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine has again raised tempers.