Japan PM Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni shrine on WWII anniv.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, while the co
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual offering to the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, marking the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and three other Cabinet members also visited the site. China expressed strong displeasure and lodged serious protests with Japan regarding the visit.
The shrine honors Japanese leaders convicted as war criminals, and past visits have drawn sharp rebukes from China and South Korea. Takaichi, a conservative, is expected to refrain from visiting the shrine on the next August 15 anniversary. The shrine enshrined 14 wartime leaders, including Gen. Hideki Tojo, who was executed for war crimes in 1948.
Takaichi's government, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is committed to peace under the post-war Constitution of Japan.
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