Takaichi makes ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine
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How it spread - 6 original reports
Sat, 17 October 2026
1 report- Japan Times06:06first to report
The prime minister is expected to skip a visit to the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, which runs through Monday.
Sun, 18 October 2026
2 reports- Japan Times01:32
The prime minister is expected to skip a visit to the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, which runs through Monday.
- South China Morning Post07:58
China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to Tokyo’s war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that threatens to further strain ties between the neighbours. At the start of Yasukuni’s three-day autumn festival on Saturday, Takaichi sent a ritual tree-stand offering to the shrine in her capacity as prime minister, although she did not visit in person. Minoru Kiuchi, minister in charge of economic growth strategy, visited the controversial site the same...
Mon, 19 October 2026
3 reports- Japan Times04:44
Liberal Democratic Party General Council chair Hiroshi Kajiyama also made a ritual cash offering on behalf of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)05:06
Shrine has long been source of diplomatic friction between Japan and its neighbors, including China
- Anadolu Agency (AA)05:06
Shrine has long been source of diplomatic friction between Japan and its neighbors, including China