Japan PM Ishiba Sends Offering to Yasukuni Shrine
Japan's Ishiba sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine, angering S.Korea, China
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, his office said on Thursday, drawing criticism from South Korea and China which view the shrine as a symbol of Japan's militaristic past.
Ishiba sends offering to Yasukuni war shrine
The country’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to a shrine honouring the country’s war dead that has long angered neighbouring countries, a spokesman for the site said.
Ishiba's offer of sacrifice to controversial shrine a 'disappointment'
In response to Ishiba's offering, South Korea expressed "deep disappointment and regret". An ROK Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticized Yasukuni Shrine for glorifying Japan's past aggression and for enshrining war criminals.
Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine ahead of election
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, his office said on Thursday, drawing criticism from South Korea which views the shrine as a symbol of Japan's militaristic past.
Ishiba Makes Ritual Offering at Yasukuni Shrine
Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a ritual "masakaki" tree offering at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the start of its three-day autumn festival. He plans not to visit the Shinto shrine during the festival, according to government officials.
Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the first day of its aut
Ishiba sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Ishiba, who took office on Oct. 1, is believed to have followed the practice of his predecessor, Fumio Kishida, who, during his tenure, made masakaki offerings for the shrine's spring and fall festivals and tamagushi ritual offerings as chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on the Aug. 15 anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
New Japan PM sends offering to Yasukuni war shrine
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long angered neighbouring countries, a spokesman for the
Japan’s new PM Shigeru Ishiba sends offering to Yasukuni war shrine
The Yasukuni shrine is seen as a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism by China and South Korea Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long angered neighbouring countries,
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