{
  "id": 15136119,
  "title": "Japan PM Takaichi Makes Ritual Offering to Yasukuni Shrine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/japan-pm-takaichi-makes-ritual-offering-to-yasukuni-shrine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T05:43:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026101700164/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual \"masakaki\" tree stand offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, the start of its autumn festival. She offered the masakaki in her capacity as prime minister. Takaichi is expected to skip a visit to the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, which runs through Monday. She did not vi...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}