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4 senior LDP officials visit Yasukuni Shrine, raising questions about PM Takaichi's next move
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (323+ words) Kobayashi Takayuki, policy research council chairman of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visited Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday, completing a sweep in which all four of the party's top officials have now paid their respects at the controversial Tokyo shrine. The…...
Ruling and opposition parties condemn Japanese ministers, LDP officials' Yasukuni visit as 'anachronistic provocation"
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (321+ words) South Korea's ruling and opposition parties on Saturday jointly condemned Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro and other cabinet ministers, as well as senior officials of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, for visiting Yasukuni Shrine on Liberation Day — which also marks…...
Seoul condemns Yasukuni visits by Japanese officials as 'anachronistic,' summons defense attach??
23+ hour, 26+ min ago (553+ words) South Korea's government on Saturday condemned offerings and visits to Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese political figures, and summoned a Japanese defense official to lodge a strong protest over Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro's visit to the shrine — the first by a…...
Japan's prime minister offers tribute to Yasukuni Shrine; Seoul calls it 'anachronistic"
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (224+ words) South Korea's government strongly criticized senior Japanese officials for offering tributes or paying visits to Yasukuni Shrine, calling the acts "anachronistic behavior that forgets history." The Foreign Ministry issued a spokesperson's statement Saturday saying it "cannot but deplore" the repeated…...
Takaichi drops 'remorse' from war memorial speech, reverting to Abe-era stance
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (384+ words) Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae made no mention of remorse for Japan's wartime aggression on Saturday, which marks both Korea's Liberation Day and Japan's defeat in World War II. By again dropping the word "remorse" — a term that acknowledges Japan's responsibility…...
Takaichi unlikely to visit Yasukuni Shrine on Liberation Day, sources say
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (293+ words) Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is not expected to visit Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15 — the day Korea marks as Liberation Day and Japan observes as the anniversary of its World War II defeat — Japanese media reported. Kyodo News and Jiji…...
Yasukuni Shrine bans military uniforms ahead of Liberation Day
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (232+ words) According to the shrine's website Sunday, the shrine office posted a notice Friday titled "Guidance on attire and related matters within the shrine grounds," announcing a ban on cosplay costumes on the premises. The prohibition also covers military uniforms and…...
Trump declares 'America will never be a communist country' in 250th anniversary speech
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (326+ words) Speaking Friday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the nation's 250th anniversary festivities, Trump said, "Communism is a loser and always will be," adding that "America will never be a communist country." "The communist system is the polar opposite of…...