Unit 1
International Relations
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The Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has paid a brief visit to a controversial Tokyo war shrine, prompting sharp protests from two of Japan' s neighbors. It * s Mr. Koizumi' s fifth visit to the Yasukuni Shrine since he took office in 2001. Critics see such visits as tantamount to condoning mitted by Japanese troops during the Second World War. China has described it as a grave provocation to the people of China, and South Korea has issued a formal protest. Bae Yong-Han is a spokesman for the South Korean Foreign Ministry.
"We feel disappointments and anger at Prime Minister Koizumi I s repeat(ed) visit to Yasukuni Shrine, which glorifies the past history of invasion despite the wishes of our government."
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The State Department says Venezuelan police failed to protect the . ambassador there as demonstrators threw eggs and food at his car. Spokesman Sean McCormack said Venezuela' s ambassador to the . was summoned to the State Department to hear the . complaint. A spokesman for the
. embassy in Caracas said groups of motorcyclists attacked the car carrying Ambassador William Brownfield. He said Venezuelan police escorts did nothing to stop the demonstrators who pounded on the car and chased it for miles. The embassy spokesman said the attack appeared to have anized by the Caracas Mayor's Office. A spokesman for the mayor denied that charge. The . has been at odds with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for several years.
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Russia has expressed regret for the killing of a Japanese fisherman today when a patrol vessel fired a warning shot at a fishing boat near the disputed Kuril Islands. But Russia's Foreign Ministry says in a statement that Japan is at fault for the incident because it does not curb Japanese fishing in Russian waters. Japan has launched a strong protest as we hear from VOA's Steve Herman in Tokyo.
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