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Japan minister funds Yasukuni offering on WWII anniversary

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Japan's Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of World War II's end. While Takaichi herself did not visit the shrine, she funded an offering from her own pocket as president of the Liberal Democratic Party. Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and another cabinet member, Hitoshi Kikawada, did visit the shrine, drawing attention due to Yasukuni's enshrinement of convicted war criminals and the historical tensions it evokes with neighboring countries. AI

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Japan minister funds Yasukuni offering on WWII anniversary

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kyodo ·

    Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni on WWII anniversary, Koizumi visits shrine

    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 the second world war. Sources have said T…

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