{
  "id": 15139785,
  "title": "Korea expresses regret over Japan PM's offering to controversial war shrine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/korea-expresses-regret-over-japan-pms-offering-to-controversial-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T06:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261017/korea-expresses-regret-over-japan-pms-offering-to-controversial-war-shrine"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that the Korean government has expressed regret following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, a site controversially recognized for honoring Japanese war dead and including convicted war criminals from World War II. Takaichi made the offering as part of the shrine's autumn festival, but she intends to avoid visiting the shrine in person during the event. The Korean Foreign Ministry reiterated its deep disappointment and called on Japan's leaders to acknowledge the nation's imperialist past, face history with humility, and demonstrate sincere remorse for historical actions through concrete measures.",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea expresses regret over Japan PM's offering to controversial war shrine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/korea-expresses-regret-over-japan-pms-offering-to-controversial-war-15142903",
        "published": "2026-10-17T07:07:02.000Z"
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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."
}