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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