Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae Makes Offering at Yasukuni Shrine, Refrains from Visiting in Person
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on the 17th, marking the shrine's Autumn Grand Festival. However, she is reportedly not planning to visit the shrine in person.
According to Kyodo News and NHK, Prime Minister Takaichi made an offering known as a "masakaki" to Yasukuni Shrine that day in the name of "Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan." However, she is reportedly not planning to visit the shrine in person during the festival. Kyodo News interpreted this as an apparent attempt to avoid diplomatic problems with neighboring countries, including South Korea and China.
Before becoming president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in October last year, Takaichi had visited Yasukuni Shrine during its spring and autumn festivals, as well as on August 15, South Korea's Liberation Day and the anniversary of Japan's surrender. Since becoming LDP president, she has refrained from visiting the shrine in person, instead making offerings with her own money or performing a bow toward the shrine, known as "yohai."
About 2,466,000 people who died in wars waged by Japan are enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine.
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Among them are Class-A war criminals from the Pacific War, including former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. About 2,133,000 people connected to the Pacific War account for around 90% of all those enshrined.
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