Shinzo Abe will not visit Yasukuni?
As Japundit has reported, it seems that Shinzo Abe has decided to suspend his visits to Yasukuni Shrine in the hope of improving relations with China:
Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is believed to have promised China not to visit a controversial war shine “for the time being,” ahead of his planned summit meetings with China and South Korea, diplomatic sources said Friday.
Abe, who aims to improve ties with the Asian neighbors, will meet China’s President Hu Jintao on Sunday in Beijing and South Korea’s President Roh Moo-hyun on Monday in Seoul, the Japanese government confirmed on Wednesday.
Does “for the time being” actually mean “not until August 15, 2007″?
