Japanese lawmakers visit the war-linked controversial Yasukuni Shrine for worship, in Tokyo, on Oct. 18, 2013. Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo and about 120 Japanese lawmakers on Friday worshipped the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its annual autumn festival, according to local media. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

Japanese lawmakers are led by a Shinto priest as they visit the war-linked controversial Yasukuni Shrine for worship, in Tokyo, on Oct. 18, 2013. Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo and about 120 Japanese lawmakers on Friday worshipped the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its annual autumn festival, according to local media. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

Japanese lawmakers are led by a Shinto priest as they visit the war-linked controversial Yasukuni Shrine for worship, in Tokyo, on Oct. 18, 2013. Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo and about 120 Japanese lawmakers on Friday worshipped the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its annual autumn festival, according to local media. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

 Japanese lawmakers visit the war-linked controversial Yasukuni Shrine for worship, in Tokyo, on Oct. 18, 2013. Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo and about 120 Japanese lawmakers on Friday worshipped the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its annual autumn festival, according to local media. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

Japanese lawmakers visit the war-linked controversial Yasukuni Shrine for worship, in Tokyo, on Oct. 18, 2013. Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo and about 120 Japanese lawmakers on Friday worshipped the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its annual autumn festival, according to local media. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

 Japanese lawmakers are led by a Shinto priest as they visit the war-linked controversial Yasukuni Shrine for worship, in Tokyo, on Oct. 18, 2013. Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo and about 120 Japanese lawmakers on Friday worshipped the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its annual autumn festival, according to local media. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)