Japan PM sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine, refrains from visit
TOKYO, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent an offeri...
On August 15, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presented an offering to Yasukuni Shrine, a war site that represents Japan's imperial past. Takaichi, as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), performed this action in lieu of an in-person visit. Prior to assuming office, Takaichi had visited the shrine annually on August 15, but she refrained from doing so as prime minister due to potential backlash from neighboring countries South Korea and China.
The shrine pays tribute to Japan's war casualties, including 14 individuals classified as Class A war criminals. Neighboring nations view visits by Japanese leaders to the shrine as an effort to gloss over the country's militaristic past. However, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Minister Hitoshi Kikawada paid a visit to the shrine, while a group of LDP leaders also attended en masse.
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