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The visit by economic growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during the Shinto shrine's spring festival was the first such visit by a member of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/japan/politics/kiuchi-visits-yasukuni-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yasukunishrine #minorukiuchi #wardead #wwii

Japan’s Takaichi sends Yasukuni shrine offering, South Korea expresses ‘regret’

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering on Tuesday to a shrine honouring the country’s war…
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering to a shrine seen by Japan's neighbors as glorifying its wartime past, in a move that stops short of a visit but may still anger China and other neighboring nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/politics/takaichi-ritual-offering-yasukuni-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yasukunishrine #sanaetakaichi #wwii #china #southkorea #wardead #shinzoabe

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival that starts Tuesday, informed sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/takaichi-yasukuni-visit-skip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #yasukunishrine #china #southkorea #sanaetakaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival that starts Tuesday, informed sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/takaichi-yasukuni-visit-skip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #yasukunishrine #china #southkorea #sanaetakaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival that starts Tuesday, informed sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/takaichi-yasukuni-visit-skip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #yasukunishrine #china #southkorea #sanaetakaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival that starts Tuesday, informed sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/takaichi-yasukuni-visit-skip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #yasukunishrine #china #southkorea #sanaetakaichi

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that its sample Somei Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward has reached full bloom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/29/japan/cherry-blossoms-full-bloom-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yasukunishrine #sakura #tokyo #tourism

Tokyo's meteorologists declared the start of the much-loved cherry blossom season in the capital on Thursday, as residents prepare to host outdoor picnics under dazzling floral displays. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/19/japan/tokyo-cherry-blossom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #someiyoshino #yasukunishrine

Opinion | Japan’s rightward shift puts it on a collision course with China https://www.byteseu.com/1838592/ #China #DonaldTrump #Japan #JoeBiden #LiberalDemocraticParty #MunichSecurityConference #SanaeTakaichi #taiwan #ThreeNonNuclearPrinciples #UnitedNations #UnitedStates #WangYi #YasukuniShrine

China's claim that Japan is returning to militarism is misleading because legal and institutional constraints make such a shift unlikely and current defense reforms reflect responses to changing regional threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/myths-of-japanese-militarism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #wangyi #china #munichsecurityconference #yasukunishrine #taiwan #alliedoccupation #sdf #gsdf #msdf #sanaetakaichi #article9 #shinzoabe #defense #us

The Economist named Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as "the world's most powerful woman," after she led her ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a landslide victory in a snap election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/takaichi-economist-powerful/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #theeconomist #yasukunishrine

Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, did not visit war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day autumn festival through Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/politics/sanae-takaichi-skips-yasukuni-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #yasukunishrine

Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi sent an offering to Yasukuni Shrine but is expected to avoid visiting for fear of angering Asian neighbors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/japan/politics/takaichi-yasukuni-skip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #yasukunishrine #warcrimes #wwii

More than 40% of respondents support Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visiting the war-related Yasukuni Shrine if she becomes prime minister, according to an opinion poll by Jiji Press. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/takaichi-war-shrine-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #surveys #yasukunishrine

Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of the ruling LDP, is considering skipping a visit to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival, ahead of Japan's busy diplomatic schedule later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/politics/takaichi-may-skip-yasukuni-shrine-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #yasukunishrine #wwii #china #southkorea #us

https://www.alojapan.com/1384127/sanae-takaichi-set-to-become-japans-first-female-prime-minister-3/ Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan’s first female Prime Minister #Japan #JapanFirstFemalePM #JapanLDP #JapanLeadership #JapanNews #JapanPolitics #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #SanaeTakaichi #ShinzoAbe #UltraConservative #YasukuniShrine Tokyo: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on Saturday, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister

https://www.alojapan.com/1384127/sanae-takaichi-set-to-become-japans-first-female-prime-minister-3/ Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan’s first female Prime Minister #Japan #JapanFirstFemalePM #JapanLDP #JapanLeadership #JapanNews #JapanPolitics #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #SanaeTakaichi #ShinzoAbe #UltraConservative #YasukuniShrine Tokyo: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on Saturday, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister

Editorial | History of Japanese aggression teaches lessons that must not be forgotten

The Victory Day parade in Beijin…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1347321/editorial-history-of-japanese-aggression-teaches-lessons-that-must-not-be-forgotten/

Editorial | History of Japanese aggression teaches lessons that must not be forgotten

The Victory Day parade in Beijin…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #August15 #beijing #China #Chinathreat #DongjiangColumn #hongkong #Japanese #Japaneseaggression #Japanesemilitarism #Japanesenews #Nankingmassacre #news #People'sLiberationArmy #PLADaily #SaiKung #ShigeruIshiba #Taiwan #YasukuniShrine
https://www.alojapan.com/1347321/editorial-history-of-japanese-aggression-teaches-lessons-that-must-not-be-forgotten/

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the 80th anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/lawmakers-visit-yasukuni-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yasukunishrine #wwii #ldp #sanseito #shinjirokoizumi

https://www.alojapan.com/1321016/tokyo-summer-night-kudanshita-walking-tour-4k-hdr-binaural/ Tokyo Summer Night: Kudanshita Walking Tour [4K/HDR/Binaural] #3dAudio #3dSound #4kHdr #4kWalk #binaural #BonDanceFestival #BonDanceJapan #JapanNightWalk #JapanStreetView4k #KudanshitaStation #NightWalk #OsmoPocket3 #Tokyo #TokyoDestinations #TokyoNightWalk #TokyoNightlife #TokyoTour #TokyoTravel #TokyoTrip #TokyoVacation #WalkingJapanStreet #WalkingTour4kJapan #YasukuniJinja #YasukuniShrine #みたままつり #みたま祭り #東京 #靖国神社 Tokyo Summer Night: Kudans

https://www.alojapan.com/1321016/tokyo-summer-night-kudanshita-walking-tour-4k-hdr-binaural/ Tokyo Summer Night: Kudanshita Walking Tour [4K/HDR/Binaural] #3dAudio #3dSound #4kHdr #4kWalk #binaural #BonDanceFestival #BonDanceJapan #JapanNightWalk #JapanStreetView4k #KudanshitaStation #NightWalk #OsmoPocket3 #Tokyo #TokyoDestinations #TokyoNightWalk #TokyoNightlife #TokyoTour #TokyoTravel #TokyoTrip #TokyoVacation #WalkingJapanStreet #WalkingTour4kJapan #YasukuniJinja #YasukuniShrine #みたままつり #みたま祭り #東京 #靖国神社 Tokyo Summer Night: Kudans

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gave a ritual tree offering to Yasukuni Shrine at the start of the war-related Tokyo shrine's spring festival on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/21/japan/ishiba-yasukuni-shrine-ritual-offering/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shigeruishiba #yasukunishrine #wwii

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba does not plan to visit Yasukuni Shrine during the war-related Tokyo shrine's spring festival next week, according to people close to him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/politics/ishiba-yasukuni-spring-festival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #shrines #festivals #yasukunishrine

Tokyo District Court sentenced a Chinese man to eight months in prison for vandalizing the war-related Yasukuni Shrine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/25/japan/chinese-man-sentenced-vandalizing-yasukuni/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shrines #chinajapanrelations #yasukunishrine

Kyodo News will replace the heads of its editorial bureau and news center on Jan. 16 over an erroneous report regarding a lawmaker and the Yasukuni Shrine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/06/japan/kyodo-news-officials-punished/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kyodonews #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #yasukunishrine #sado

A 29-year-old Chinese national pleaded guilty on Friday to involvement in the May vandalizing of Yasukuni Shrine, which, among others, honors World War II criminals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/29/japan/crime-legal/yasukuni-vandalism-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #yasukunishrine #china #chinajapanrelations #fukushima #fukushimano1 #wwii

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed disappointment over an erroneous report by Kyodo News that said Akiko Ikuina, parliamentary vice foreign minister, had visited Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/26/japan/kyodo-news-yasukuni-report-mistake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kyodonews #yasukunishrine #ldp #southkorea

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for a Chinese youth over graffiti at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/22/japan/crime-legal/yasukuni-graffiti-warrant-chinese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #shrines #socialmedia #wwii #china #yasukunishrine #tokyo

No Cabinet ministers visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day autumn festival that ended on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/19/japan/yasukuni-no-cabinet-members/ #japan #shigeruishiba #cabinet #yasukunishrine #tokyo

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a ritual masakaki tree offering at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the start of its three-day fall festival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/17/japan/japan-ishiba-yasukuni-shrine/ #japan #yasukunishrine #wwii #shigeruishiba

Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine has reported a new case of vandalism, less than three months after a similar incident in May. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/19/japan/crime-legal/yasukuni-shrine-vandalism/ #japan #crimelegal #yasukunishrine #tokyo #wwii #china #japanesepolice

Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and two other Cabinet ministers, all members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the 79th anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/15/japan/cabinet-ministers-visit-yasukuni-shrine/ #japan #yasukunishrine #wwii #minorukihara

Tokyo police have arrested a 29-year-old Chinese man for alleged vandalism at the high-profile Yasukuni Shrine in the capital earlier this year, after an incident involving graffiti and urination was recorded as a video and shared on social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/10/japan/crime-legal/yasukuni-shrine-vandalism/ #japan #crimelegal #yasukunishrine #tokyo #japanesepolice #wwii

Police are looking for a suspect, believed to be a Chinese national, who spray-painted the word “toilet” on a stone pillar at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo over the weekend after urinating on it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/japan/society/yasukuni-shrine-vandalism/ #japan #society #china #yasukunishrine #wwii #chinajapanrelations #history

Japan's economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday visited Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors the war dead, including Class-A World War II criminals, and is regarded as a symbol of Japan's past militarism by several countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/japan/politics/japan-lawmakers-yasukuni-visit/ #japan #politics #yasukunishrine #sanaetakaichi #ldp #wwii

South Korea on Sunday protested Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine with "deep disappointment" and urged Japanese leaders to show repentance for the country's wartime past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/21/japan/politics/south-korea-protests-japanese-offerings-to-yasukuni/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #yoonsukyeol #southkoreajapanrelations #yasukunishrine #wwii

The Defense Ministry has punished the Ground Self-Defense Force's vice chief of staff and two others over the use of official cars for their group visit to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/27/japan/politics/gsdf-vce-chief-yasukuni/?utm_content=bufferbc80e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #sdf #defenseministry #yasukunishrine #history #wwii

Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura visited Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on Monday, a day before its autumn festival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/16/japan/politics/japan-minister-yasukuni-visit/?utm_content=buffer07f24&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #yasutoshinishimura #yasukunishrine #wwii