Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid respects Tuesday at a war shrine seen by many as an antagonistic symbol of Tokyo's militaristic past, one day after leaders of Japan and South Korea urged an end to disputes over their history.
The 160 lawmakers, including eight top government officials and their assistants, prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine, which reveres 2.5 million war dead, including executed war criminals, marking an annual spring festival, said organizer Yoshinobu Shimamura, a former agricultural minister. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda did not visit.
The visits have long strained Tokyo's relations with Asian neighbors who say the action defends Japan's …
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