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Yasukuni Shrine place

Named in 16 reports across 4 stories - 10 Aug – 19 Oct

also appears as Yasukuni shrine

10 Aug 202619 Oct 2026
4 edits4 entries
  1. Japan Timesseen 15 Aug, 15:27description editedthe story
  2. South China Morning Postseen 15 Aug, 15:27headline rewrittenthe story

    Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni on WWII anniversary, Koizumi visits shrineJapan PM avoids Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary, 4 ministers visit

  3. South China Morning Postseen 15 Aug, 15:27headline rewrittenthe story

    China blasts Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversaryChina slams Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary

  4. Japan Timesseen 15 Aug, 05:29headline rewrittenthe story

    Japan PM stays away from war-linked Yasukuni shrine on surrender anniversaryDefense minister visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine as Takaichi stays away

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Yasukuni Shrine. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Yasukuni Shrine.

Sanae Takaichi and Tokyo share 3 reportsTakaichi and The Japan Times share 2 reportsSanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi share 2 reportsJapan and Tokyo share 1 reportThe Japan Times and Yasukuni share 1 reportBeijing and Sanae Takaichi share 1 reportDefense minister and Shinjiro Koizumi share 1 reportDefense minister and Yasukuni share 1 reportChina and Japan share 1 reportJapan and Sanae Takaichi share 1 reportTokyo and Yasukuni share 1 reportChina and Yasukuni share 1 reportDefense minister and The Japan Times share 1 reportShinjiro Koizumi and Tokyo share 1 reportChina and Sanae Takaichi share 1 reportTakaichi and Yasukuni share 1 reportSanae Takaichi and Yasukuni share 1 reportDefense minister and Takaichi share 1 reportBeijing and Shinjiro Koizumi share 1 reportChina and Tokyo share 1 reportYasukuni ShrineTakaichiTakaichi - 6 shared reports (person)Sanae Takai…Sanae Takaichi - 5 shared reports (person)JapanJapan - 3 shared reports (place)Shinjiro Ko…Shinjiro Koizumi - 3 shared reports (person)TokyoTokyo - 3 shared reports (place)ChinaChina - 2 shared reports (place)Defense min…Defense minister - 2 shared reports (person)The Japan T…The Japan Times - 2 shared reports (organization)YasukuniYasukuni - 2 shared reports (place)BeijingBeijing - 1 shared report (place)

The stories

Takaichi emphasizes Japan’s commitment to non-nuclear principles on Hiroshima anniversary

59 outlets1 report names Yasukuni Shrine5 Aug – 25 Oct

Takaichi unlikely to visit Yasukuni Shrine on war anniversary

15 outlets8 reports name Yasukuni Shrine12 Aug – 20 Aug

Takaichi makes ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine

3 outlets6 reports name Yasukuni Shrine17 Oct – 19 Oct

Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay

1 outlets1 report names Yasukuni Shrine10 Aug – 12 Aug

Who keeps naming them

Japan Times7South China Morning Post4Google News - Top Stories2Anadolu Agency (AA)2Al Jazeera English1

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