Japanese Officials Visit Yasukuni Shrine, Sparking Regional Anger
Several Japanese ministers visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which honors war dead including convicted war criminals, on the anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender. These visits drew strong condemnation and anger from China and South Korea, while Japan's Prime Minister avoided a personal visit but sent an offering.
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China Protests Japan PM, Defense Minister’s Yasukuni Actions
China lodged a formal protest with Japan after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent an offering to Yasukuni shrine and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited it on the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
By Bloomberg News
Read full article →Japanese minister visits shrine to war dead, angering China, South Korea
Defence Minister Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine comes on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in WWII.
Read full article →China blasts Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary
China has “strongly condemned” Japanese leaders for visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine and making an offering on the 81st anniversary of Japan’s announcement of surrender in World War II. Beijing lodged a formal protest after Japanese defence chief Shinjiro Koizumi visited the shrine on Saturday. China and many other countries in Asia view the site as a symbol of Japanese militarism. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not visit the site in person but she sent a ritual offering...
By Phoebe Zhang
Read full article →Korea deplores Japanese officials' visits to Yasukuni Shrine
South Korea denounced visits to the Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese officials and politicians Saturday, urging Japan's leaders to squarely face history and show remorse in order to develop bilateral relations based on mutual trust. The foreign ministry issued a statement after Japanese ministers and lawmakers visited or sent ritual offerings to the controversial shrine, a symbol of Japan's militaristic past, on the anniversary of Japan's 1945 surrender in World War II. "The government cannot but dep
By The Korea Herald
Read full article →Japan PM stays away from war-linked Yasukuni shrine on surrender anniversary
Those paying respects early Saturday included Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi — a regular visitor — and senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Read full article →Japan defence minister visits Yasukuni war shrine, PM Takaichi stays away
There had been speculation that Sanae Takaichi, a regular visitor before becoming Japan's prime minister in October 2025, might visit the shrine like then-premier Shinzo Abe had done in 2013.
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