Japan’s New PM Sends Offering to Yasukuni Shrine

Date: 17 October 2021 - 21:18

News ID: ۹۵۵۶۲

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead for the autumn festival, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, prompting the South Korean government to express “disappointment”. Kishida was following the example of previous Japanese leaders, who have refrained from visiting in person during the spring and autumn festivals or on the anniversary of Japan’s World War Two surrender to avoid angering China and South Korea.