US EditionAgriculture Minister Koizumi Visits Yasukuni Shrine
Agriculture Minister Koizumi joined thousands at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors 2.5 million war dead including convicted war criminals, on the 80th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat.
- On Friday, Agriculture Minister Koizumi arrived at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, where thousands gathered for the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War Two defeat.
- Historically, the last premier visit on this anniversary was Junichiro Koizumi in 2006, when the shrine commemorates 2.5 million war dead, including 14 war criminals.
- On Friday, Koizumi was joined at Yasukuni by Takayuki Kobayashi and as many as 60 Sanseito Party lawmakers attended.
- Amid regional tensions, Ishiba is expected to meet South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung from August 23-24 in Japan, despite criticisms from China and South Korea.
- Despite deeper ties, no sitting prime minister has visited Yasukuni Shrine since Shinzo Abe in December 2013, reflecting long-term diplomatic tensions.
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Japan is marking the 80th anniversary of its surrender in World War II today. Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed regret at the ceremony, and two Japanese government ministers visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, where those who fell for the Japanese empire, including war criminals, are remembered, the French news agency AFP reports.
Japan minister joins crowds at contentious shrine to mark 80 years since World War Two defeat
Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine that Japan's Asian neighbors view as a symbol of its wartime aggression.
Japanese minister joins crowds at controversial shrine to mark 80 years since World War 2 defeat
Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine Japan's Asian neighbours view as a symbol of its wartime aggression.
Koizumi, other ministers join crowds at Yasukuni Shrine to mark 80 years since WWII defeat
Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War II defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine that Japan's Asian neighbors view as a symbol of its wartime aggression. Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's agriculture minister and a contender in the ruling Liberal…
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Japan's emperor expresses 'deep remorse' 80 years after WWII
Tens of thousands of people braved blazing heat to pay their respects at a controversial Japanese shrine on Friday, as Emperor Naruhito spoke of his "deep remorse" on the 80th anniversary of the nation's World War II surrender.
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