Mr.Koizumi wrote in his weekly e-mail magazine today (Thursday) that he visits the Yasukuni shrine not to glorify war, but to pay his respects to Japanese who sacrificed their lives for their country.

• 小泉先生星期四在自己的每周电邮杂志中说，自己去靖-国神社参拜不是为美化战争，而是对为国家牺牲生命的日本人表达敬意。