1. They are especially outraged over Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by critics as a symbol of past Japanese militarism.
2. A protester holding a placard shouts slogans during a candlelight march in Tokyo August 11, 2006 demanding Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to stop visiting the Yasukuni Shrine.
3. The Yasukuni Shrine which honors Japan's war dead, including 14 class A criminals of World War II.
4. Yasukuni Shrine is a major source of contention between China and Japan.
5. If such a site were to be built, the embarrassing conflict concerning the Yasukuni Shrine would die out.
6. One was related to matters hurting the feelings and dignity of the two peoples, such as Japanese politicians paying homage to the Yasukuni Shrine and rightist historical books.
7. Koizumi's repeated visits to Yasukuni Shrine which honors 14 top war criminals has made the bilateral relationship at the ebb.
8. Relations sunk to their lowest ebb in decades recently following visits by former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine.
9. The Yasukuni Shrine issue is in fact a matter of facing up to history.
10. Kong criticized Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for his recent visit to the Yasukuni Shrine a symbol of Japanese militarism.