Japan PM Takaichi’s Yasukuni Offering Risks Renewed Tensions with China
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Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 21
Japan PM Takaichi’s Yasukuni Offering Risks Renewed Tensions with China
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 21
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, a site controversial among Japan's neighbours.
The offering, made during the spring festival, follows precedents set by former prime ministers and stops short of an actual visit.
Yasukuni Shrine honours Japan's war dead, including convicted war criminals, and gestures toward it often provoke criticism from China and South Korea.
Why has Japan’s own Imperial Family boycotted the controversial Yasukuni shrine for decades?
Will Takaichi's popular hawkish stance survive the economic fallout from her controversial shrine offering?
How does the Yasukuni museum's revisionist history shape the views of Japan's younger generations?
With tensions high over Taiwan, is this symbolic act pushing East Asia closer to real conflict?
Can Japan's neighbors ever move past WWII if its leaders continue to honor convicted war criminals?