Koizumi Visits Sapporo Snow Festival

MAKOMANAI, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 11: Korean traditional stage performers sing in front of the Hwaseong Fortress "Janganmun" or "Janganmun" at the Makomanai Site of The 56th Sapporo Snow Festival on February 11, 2005 in Makomanai, Japan. The Hwaseong Fortress was created to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan. The snow sculptures were created by a unit of Japan's Ground Self Defence Force which served in Iraq. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit is a gesture of appreciation for the service members as he is the first prime minister in office to ever visit the Sapporo Snow Festival. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)