Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni on WWII anniversary, Koizumi visits shrine
Asia-Pacific2 sources2 countries🔦 Under-reported26m ago
On the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, while Defense Chief Shinjiro Koizumi visited the site in person.
The Yasukuni Shrine is a controversial memorial in Tokyo associated with Japan's wartime history, drawing diplomatic sensitivities and regional attention on the anniversary of the end of the second world war.
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South China Morning Post (HK)Highlights both Takaichi's offering and Koizumi's physical visit to the shrine.
Yonhap English (Seoul, South Korea) (KR)Emphasizes that the Prime Minister refrained from visiting the shrine in person.
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