A 2004 file photo of Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (R) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Kono on June 7, 2005 indirectly urged Koizumi to stop visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. In a meeting with Koizumi on bettering bilateral ties between Japan and China, Kono was quoted as telling Koizumi to "decide whether to visit the shrine with utmost caution." (Xinhua Photo)
