Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will attend a war memorial service this weekend in Okinawa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Wednesday.
Koizumi's Sunday visit to Okinawa comes amid local concerns about his apparent promilitary policy.
Sunday marks the 57th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, the only ground battle fought on Japanese soil during World War II.
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