{
  "id": 949381,
  "title": "World : Japan PM Takaichi Sends Offering To Yasukuni Shrine On WWII Anniversary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/world-japan-pm-takaichi-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-shrine-on-wwii",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T02:09:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2594643"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TOKYO, Aug 15 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, while the country's defence chief Shinjiro Koizumi visited the site as Japan marks the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II, Kyodo News reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Japan defence minister visits Yasukuni war shrine, PM Takaichi stays away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/japan-defence-minister-visits-yasukuni-war-shrine-pm-takaichi-stays",
        "published": "2026-08-15T02:58:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China blasts Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/china-blasts-japanese-officials-visit-to-yasukuni-shrine-on-wwii",
        "published": "2026-08-15T06:00:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}