PUSAN, South Korea – When Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi wrapped up his two-day visit to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum Saturday evening, he headed home without making headway in mending Japan’s strained relations with China and South Korea.
The spotlight was on what he would do about the ties with Japan’s two most important neighbors after they turned sour because of his repeated visits to Yasukuni Shrine.
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