Taiwan's Lee visits Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine
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Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, despised by Beijing for asserting the self-ruled island's sovereignty, paid his respects at Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine on Thursday, despite China's objections.
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Japan issues a tourist visa to former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, despite protests from China.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao asked Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to stop visiting a war shrine in Tokyo that China and other Asian nations say symbolizes Japan&#39;s militaristic past, a Japanese official said.
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Japan plans to issue a visa for former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to visit this year, a government spokesman said Thursday, a decision that could further fray Tokyo's relations with China.
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TOKYO - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda on Tuesday complained about the media covering former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui&#39;s visit to Japan in defiance of the government&#39;s request that they play the visit down.
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Japan grappled Wednesday with the fallout from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to a Tokyo war shrine, as diplomats reportedly worked to mend frayed ties with China and South Korea.
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Japan has issued tourist visas to Taiwan&#39;s former president, Lee Teng-hui, and his family, defying warnings from China which has demanded the decision be reversed.
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Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui reiterated that the island is independent of China and slammed Beijing about its criticism of his visit to a Tokyo war shrine as he wrapped up a visit to Japan on Saturday.
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Japan said Monday that it would issue a visa as scheduled for Lee Teng-hui, the former Taiwan president, to visit for sightseeing despite angry protests from China.
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Tensions between Japan and China are rising. Tokyo says China and North Korea are potential threats to its security. Tokyo (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Japan might grant an entry visa to Taiwanâs former President
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SANTIAGO -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Sunday dismissed Chinese President Hu Jintao&#39;s criticism of his controversial visits to Tokyo&#39;s Yasukuni Shrine where the war dead, including Class-A war criminals, are enshrined.
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China lashed out at Japan yesterday for allowing former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to visit the country despite threats from Beijing that it could damage ties between the Asian rivals.
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Yasuo Fukuda, the frontrunner to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said on Saturday that he would stay away from a Tokyo shrine seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of Japan's past militarism if he were chosen as the nation's new leader.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will make his first visit to China next week in a bid to strengthen ties, but with a breakthrough in a natural resources dispute unlikely, he could land in the hot seat back home.
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Japan has decided to issue a visa for former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to visit this year, a government spokesman said Thursday, a decision that could exacerbate tense relations with China.
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Taiwan's president says he wants talks with China to reduce military tension and misunderstanding.
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Former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui (æç»è¼) is to leave for Japan today in the face of strong protests from China over the visit, officials said yesterday.